Steve Sheppard vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Steve Sheppard 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

Steve Sheppard

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Sheppard: 1977-78 to 1978-79
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Steve Sheppard 2 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard 3.5 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard 1.7 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.6 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.0 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Sheppard 367 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Steve Sheppard 178 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Steve Sheppard 62 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Steve Sheppard 22 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Steve Sheppard 4 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Steve Sheppard 106 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Sheppard .459 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Steve Sheppard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Sheppard .633 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard 4.3 (1978) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard 2.0 (1978) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.7 (1978) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.2 (1978) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.0 (1978) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Steve Sheppard - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard - 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.