Sam Mitchell vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Mitchell: 1989-90 to 2001-02
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Mitchell 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Sam Mitchell 13 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Sam Mitchell 9 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Sam Mitchell 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Mitchell 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 Mitchell 8.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 3.7 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.1 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 8,636 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 3,711 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 1,089 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 548 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 301 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Sam Mitchell 994 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .447 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .223 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .784 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.6 (1991) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 6.3 (1991) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.0 (1999) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.8 (1990) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.7 (1991) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 4.5 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.2 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 267 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 130 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 34 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 10 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 9 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Sam Mitchell 59 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .398 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .207 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .813 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.4 (1998) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 5.4 (1998) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.6 (1998) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 (2002) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.5 (1999) 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.