Mel Daniels vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Mel Daniels 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

Mel Daniels

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Daniels: 1976-77 to 1976-77
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Daniels 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Mel Daniels 1 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Mel Daniels 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Mel Daniels 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Daniels 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Daniels 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels 39 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels 34 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Mel Daniels 6 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Mel Daniels 3 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Mel Daniels 11 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Mel Daniels 11 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels .371 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Mel Daniels - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels .565 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 (1977) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 (1977) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 (1977) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 (1977) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 (1977) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Mel Daniels 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Mel Daniels - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - 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.