Paul Silas vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Paul Silas 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

Paul Silas

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Silas 3 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Paul Silas 16 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Paul Silas 14 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Paul Silas 2 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Silas 2 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Silas 5 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Silas 9.4 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 9.9 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 2.1 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.6 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.2 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Silas 11,782 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Paul Silas 12,357 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Paul Silas 2,572 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Paul Silas 358 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Paul Silas 138 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Paul Silas 1,254 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Silas .432 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Paul Silas - * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Silas .673 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Silas 17.5 (1972) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 13.0 (1973) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 4.3 (1972) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Silas 6.9 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 9.4 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 2.1 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 0.8 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.3 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Silas 1,124 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Paul Silas 1,527 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Paul Silas 335 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Paul Silas 81 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Paul Silas 34 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Paul Silas 163 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Silas .397 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Paul Silas - * Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Silas .692 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Silas 16.1 (1970) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Silas 15.9 (1970) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul Silas 4.3 (1970) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Silas 0.7 (1977) * 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.