Alan Sawyer vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Alan Sawyer 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

Alan Sawyer

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alan Sawyer: 1950-51 to 1950-51
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alan Sawyer 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Alan Sawyer 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Alan Sawyer 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Alan Sawyer 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Alan Sawyer 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Alan Sawyer 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alan Sawyer 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Alan Sawyer 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alan Sawyer 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Alan Sawyer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Alan Sawyer 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alan Sawyer 6.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Alan Sawyer 3.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Alan Sawyer 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Alan Sawyer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alan Sawyer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alan Sawyer 217 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Alan Sawyer 121 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Alan Sawyer 25 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Alan Sawyer - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Alan Sawyer - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Alan Sawyer 33 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alan Sawyer .370 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Alan Sawyer - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alan Sawyer .860 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alan Sawyer 6.6 (1951) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Alan Sawyer 3.7 (1951) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Alan Sawyer 0.8 (1951) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alan Sawyer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alan Sawyer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alan Sawyer - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Alan Sawyer - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Alan Sawyer - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Alan Sawyer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alan Sawyer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alan Sawyer - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Alan Sawyer - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Alan Sawyer - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Alan Sawyer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Alan Sawyer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Alan Sawyer 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alan Sawyer - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Alan Sawyer - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alan Sawyer - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alan Sawyer - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Alan Sawyer - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alan Sawyer - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alan Sawyer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alan Sawyer - n/a ** 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. ** 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.