Sam Bowie vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Sam Bowie 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

Sam Bowie

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Bowie: 1984-85 to 1994-95
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Bowie 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Sam Bowie 10 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Sam Bowie 5 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Sam Bowie 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Bowie 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Bowie 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.9 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 7.5 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.1 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.8 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 5,564 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 3,845 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Sam Bowie 1,075 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Sam Bowie 263 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 909 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Sam Bowie 511 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .452 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .302 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .748 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 16.0 (1987) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 10.1 (1990) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.8 (1985) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.7 (1985) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.7 (1985) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 5.7 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 5.5 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 1.3 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 0.5 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 1.4 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Bowie 165 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Sam Bowie 160 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Sam Bowie 38 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Sam Bowie 14 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Sam Bowie 41 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Sam Bowie 29 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Bowie .403 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Sam Bowie .500 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Bowie .673 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Bowie 10.3 (1989) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Bowie 8.4 (1985) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1985) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Sam Bowie 2.0 (1993) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Bowie 2.3 (1989) 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.