Negele Knight vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Negele Knight 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

Negele Knight

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Negele Knight: 1990-91 to 1998-99
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Negele Knight 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Negele Knight 6 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Negele Knight 3 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Negele Knight 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Negele Knight 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Negele Knight 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 6.2 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 2.8 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.4 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 1,699 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 351 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Negele Knight 780 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Negele Knight 123 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Negele Knight 30 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Negele Knight 276 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .436 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .263 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .730 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.2 (1994) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 (1994) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.6 (1992) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 (1994) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Negele Knight 5.1 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 1.6 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.2 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Negele Knight 87 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Negele Knight 13 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Negele Knight 28 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Negele Knight 4 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Negele Knight 1 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Negele Knight 17 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Negele Knight .422 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Negele Knight .167 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Negele Knight .842 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Negele Knight 9.3 (1994) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Negele Knight 1.5 (1994) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Negele Knight 3.0 (1994) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Negele Knight 0.8 (1994) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Negele Knight 0.1 (1993) 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.