Tom Sanders vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Sanders 8 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Tom Sanders 13 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Tom Sanders 11 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Tom Sanders 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 1 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 9.6 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 6.3 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.1 Jerry Sloan 2.5

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 8,766 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 5,798 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Tom Sanders 1,026 Jerry Sloan 1,925

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

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

Total Games Tom Sanders 916 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .428 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .767 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 8.8 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 5.8 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 1,142 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 760 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Tom Sanders 127 Jerry Sloan 109

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

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

Total Games Tom Sanders 130 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .436 Jerry Sloan .427

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .716 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

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

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - 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.