Al Jefferson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Al Jefferson 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

Al Jefferson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Jefferson: 2004-05 to 2017-18
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Jefferson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Al Jefferson 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Al Jefferson 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Al Jefferson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Al Jefferson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Al Jefferson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Jefferson 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Al Jefferson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Al Jefferson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Al Jefferson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Al Jefferson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Jefferson 15.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Al Jefferson 8.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Al Jefferson 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Al Jefferson 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Al Jefferson 1.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Jefferson 14,343 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Al Jefferson 7,690 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Al Jefferson 1,347 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Al Jefferson 628 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Al Jefferson 1,093 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Al Jefferson 915 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Jefferson .499 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Al Jefferson .121 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Jefferson .711 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Jefferson 23.1 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Al Jefferson 11.1 (2008) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Al Jefferson 2.2 (2012) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Jefferson 1.0 (2013) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Jefferson 1.9 (2011) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Jefferson 12.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Al Jefferson 7.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Al Jefferson 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Al Jefferson 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Al Jefferson 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Jefferson 265 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Al Jefferson 150 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Al Jefferson 22 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Al Jefferson 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Al Jefferson 19 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Al Jefferson 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Jefferson .494 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Al Jefferson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Jefferson .676 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Jefferson 18.7 (2014) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Al Jefferson 9.3 (2014) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Al Jefferson 2.5 (2012) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Jefferson 1.3 (2012) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Jefferson 1.7 (2014) Jerry West 0.0 (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.