Lionel Simmons vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Lionel Simmons 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

Lionel Simmons

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lionel Simmons: 1990-91 to 1996-97
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lionel Simmons 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Lionel Simmons 7 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Lionel Simmons 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Lionel Simmons 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Lionel Simmons 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lionel Simmons 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lionel Simmons 12.8 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Lionel Simmons 6.2 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Lionel Simmons 3.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Lionel Simmons 1.1 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Lionel Simmons 0.8 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lionel Simmons 5,833 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Lionel Simmons 2,833 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Lionel Simmons 1,498 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Lionel Simmons 514 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Lionel Simmons 361 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Lionel Simmons 454 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lionel Simmons .433 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Lionel Simmons .305 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lionel Simmons .771 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lionel Simmons 18.0 (1991) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Lionel Simmons 8.8 (1991) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Lionel Simmons 4.5 (1993) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Lionel Simmons 1.7 (1992) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lionel Simmons 1.7 (1992) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lionel Simmons 9.5 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Lionel Simmons 3.0 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Lionel Simmons 2.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Lionel Simmons 1.5 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Lionel Simmons 0.5 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lionel Simmons 38 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Lionel Simmons 12 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Lionel Simmons 8 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Lionel Simmons 6 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Lionel Simmons 2 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Lionel Simmons 4 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lionel Simmons .455 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Lionel Simmons .333 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lionel Simmons .714 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lionel Simmons 9.5 (1996) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Lionel Simmons 3.0 (1996) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Lionel Simmons 2.0 (1996) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Lionel Simmons 1.5 (1996) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Lionel Simmons 0.5 (1996) 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.