Jimmy Oliver vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Jimmy Oliver 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

Jimmy Oliver

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Oliver: 1991-92 to 1998-99
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Oliver 5 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Oliver 4.2 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Oliver 1.0 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Jimmy Oliver 0.7 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Jimmy Oliver 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Oliver 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Oliver 331 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Jimmy Oliver 80 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Jimmy Oliver 55 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Jimmy Oliver 27 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Oliver 3 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Jimmy Oliver 78 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Oliver .407 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Oliver .340 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Oliver .772 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Oliver 5.0 (1998) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Oliver 2.0 (1998) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Oliver 1.0 (1998) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Oliver 0.5 (1997) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Oliver 0.1 (1992) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Oliver - 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.