Jim Palmer vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Jim Palmer that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jim Palmer

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Palmer: 1958-59 to 1960-61
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Palmer 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Jim Palmer 3 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Jim Palmer 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Jim Palmer 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Palmer 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Palmer 0 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Palmer 8.1 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer 5.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer 0.8 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Palmer 1,595 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Jim Palmer 1,040 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Jim Palmer 165 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Jim Palmer 196 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Palmer .413 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Palmer .703 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Palmer 10.3 (1959) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer 7.0 (1959) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer 1.0 (1959) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Palmer - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Palmer - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Jim Palmer - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Jim Palmer - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Jim Palmer 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Palmer - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Palmer - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Palmer - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Palmer - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jim Palmer - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Palmer - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.