John Olive vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Olive: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Olive 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons John Olive 2 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played John Olive 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games John Olive 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Olive 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 Olive 1.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game John Olive 0.6 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game John Olive 0.1 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game John Olive 0.1 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game John Olive 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Olive 44 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds John Olive 20 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists John Olive 3 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals John Olive 4 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks John Olive 0 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games John Olive 35 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Olive .310 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Olive - * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Olive .783 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Olive 1.3 (1979) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Olive 1.0 (1980) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game John Olive 0.1 (1979) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game John Olive 0.1 (1979) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Olive 0.0 (1980) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Olive - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game John Olive - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game John Olive - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game John Olive - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game John Olive - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Olive - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds John Olive - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists John Olive - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals John Olive - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks John Olive - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games John Olive 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Olive - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage John Olive - * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Olive - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Olive - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game John Olive - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game John Olive - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game John Olive - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game John Olive - 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.