John Lucas vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and John Lucas 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

John Lucas

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lucas: 1976-77 to 1989-90
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lucas 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons John Lucas 14 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played John Lucas 6 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games John Lucas 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team John Lucas 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Lucas 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 10.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game John Lucas 7.0 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.4 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 9,951 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds John Lucas 2,151 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists John Lucas 6,454 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals John Lucas 1,273 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks John Lucas 73 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games John Lucas 928 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .449 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .303 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .776 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 17.5 (1987) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 3.1 (1978) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 10.7 (1984) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1978) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.2 (1977) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lucas 11.2 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 2.1 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game John Lucas 4.9 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game John Lucas 1.2 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lucas 502 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds John Lucas 96 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists John Lucas 219 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals John Lucas 52 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks John Lucas 6 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games John Lucas 45 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lucas .451 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Lucas .261 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lucas .746 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lucas 15.6 (1987) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Lucas 4.2 (1985) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Lucas 6.9 (1977) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game John Lucas 2.0 (1977) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Lucas 0.3 (1977) 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. 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.