Travis Best vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Travis Best 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

Travis Best

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Travis Best: 1995-96 to 2004-05
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Travis Best 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Travis Best 10 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Travis Best 6 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Travis Best 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Travis Best 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Travis Best 0 Jerry Sloan 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.6 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 1.8 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Travis Best 3.5 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.9 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 5,376 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Travis Best 1,249 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Travis Best 2,444 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Travis Best 661 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 60 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Travis Best 708 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .431 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .345 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .835 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 11.9 (2001) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.9 (2001) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 6.1 (2001) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.4 (2001) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 (2001) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Travis Best 7.0 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 2.0 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Travis Best 2.7 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Travis Best 0.7 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.1 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Travis Best 442 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Travis Best 126 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Travis Best 173 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Travis Best 45 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Travis Best 8 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Travis Best 63 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Travis Best .413 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Travis Best .303 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Travis Best .875 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Travis Best 9.8 (2001) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Travis Best 4.8 (2001) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Travis Best 9.3 (2001) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Travis Best 1.2 (1996) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Travis Best 0.2 (1998) 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.