Mel McCants vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel McCants: 1989-90 to 1989-90
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel McCants 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Mel McCants 1 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Mel McCants 1 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Mel McCants 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel McCants 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 McCants 1.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 22 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 6 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Mel McCants 2 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Mel McCants 3 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Mel McCants 1 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Mel McCants 13 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants .308 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants .750 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 1.7 (1990) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 (1990) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 (1990) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 0 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 0 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Mel McCants 0 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Mel McCants 0 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Mel McCants 0 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Mel McCants 2 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants - Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) 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.