Norm Nixon vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Norm Nixon 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

Norm Nixon

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Nixon: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Nixon 2 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Norm Nixon 10 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Norm Nixon 6 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Norm Nixon 2 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Norm Nixon 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Nixon 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 15.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 2.6 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 8.3 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 1.5 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Nixon 12,065 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Norm Nixon 1,991 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Norm Nixon 6,386 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Norm Nixon 1,187 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Norm Nixon 71 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Norm Nixon 768 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Nixon .483 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Norm Nixon .294 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Nixon .772 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 17.6 (1980) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.0 (1978) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 11.1 (1984) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 2.5 (1979) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.2 (1979) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 17.7 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.4 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 8.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 1.5 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Nixon 1,027 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Norm Nixon 195 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Norm Nixon 465 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Norm Nixon 89 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Norm Nixon 8 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Norm Nixon 58 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Nixon .478 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Norm Nixon .333 * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Nixon .763 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Nixon 20.4 (1982) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Nixon 3.7 (1981) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Norm Nixon 11.8 (1979) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Norm Nixon 2.0 (1980) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Nixon 0.3 (1981) 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. 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.