Al Skinner vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Skinner: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Skinner 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Al Skinner 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Al Skinner 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Al Skinner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Al Skinner 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Al Skinner 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Skinner 0 Jerry West 12

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

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

Scoring Leader Al Skinner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Al Skinner 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 Skinner 9.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Al Skinner 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Al Skinner 2.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Al Skinner 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Al Skinner 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Skinner 1,884 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Al Skinner 673 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Al Skinner 526 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Al Skinner 208 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Al Skinner 76 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Al Skinner 203 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Skinner .437 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Al Skinner - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Skinner .808 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Skinner 12.6 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Al Skinner 4.6 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Al Skinner 3.7 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Skinner 1.3 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Skinner 0.7 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Skinner 3.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Al Skinner 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Al Skinner 2.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Al Skinner 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Al Skinner 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Skinner 18 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Al Skinner 10 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Al Skinner 11 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Al Skinner 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Al Skinner 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Al Skinner 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Skinner .353 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Al Skinner - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Skinner .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Skinner 3.6 (1979) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Al Skinner 2.0 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Al Skinner 2.2 (1979) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Skinner 0.6 (1979) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Skinner 0.2 (1979) 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. 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.