Tom Meschery vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Tom Meschery 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

Tom Meschery

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Meschery: 1961-62 to 1970-71
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Meschery 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Tom Meschery 10 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Tom Meschery 3 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Tom Meschery 1 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Meschery 0 * Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Meschery 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 12.7 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 8.6 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 1.7 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Meschery 9,904 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Tom Meschery 6,698 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Tom Meschery 1,331 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Tom Meschery 778 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Meschery .441 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Meschery .745 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 16.0 (1963) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 10.2 (1968) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 2.4 (1969) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 16.3 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 8.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 2.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Meschery 636 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Tom Meschery 344 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Tom Meschery 78 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Tom Meschery 39 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Meschery .428 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Meschery .809 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 20.1 (1962) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 11.5 (1962) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 2.7 (1962) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.