Mel Davis vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Davis: 1973-74 to 1976-77
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Davis 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Mel Davis 4 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Mel Davis 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Mel Davis 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Davis 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 Davis 5.3 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 4.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.9 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 1,008 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 816 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Mel Davis 164 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Mel Davis 66 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 22 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Mel Davis 190 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .376 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis .709 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 7.1 (1977) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 5.2 (1977) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1977) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.6 (1977) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 (1974) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 3.4 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 24 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 9 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Mel Davis 2 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Mel Davis 0 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Mel Davis 7 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .458 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis 1.000 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 4.0 (1975) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1975) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.7 (1975) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) 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.