Alfred McGuire vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Alfred McGuire 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

Alfred McGuire

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alfred McGuire: 1951-52 to 1954-55
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alfred McGuire 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Alfred McGuire 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Alfred McGuire 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Alfred McGuire 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Alfred McGuire 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Alfred McGuire 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alfred McGuire 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Alfred McGuire 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alfred McGuire 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Alfred McGuire 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Alfred McGuire 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alfred McGuire 4.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Alfred McGuire 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Alfred McGuire 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alfred McGuire 757 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Alfred McGuire 418 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Alfred McGuire 363 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Alfred McGuire 191 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alfred McGuire .379 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alfred McGuire .551 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alfred McGuire 6.1 (1953) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Alfred McGuire 2.9 (1953) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Alfred McGuire 2.5 (1953) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alfred McGuire 3.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Alfred McGuire 1.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Alfred McGuire 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alfred McGuire 84 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Alfred McGuire 28 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Alfred McGuire 30 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Alfred McGuire 24 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alfred McGuire .373 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alfred McGuire .512 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alfred McGuire 4.6 (1952) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Alfred McGuire 1.3 (1952) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alfred McGuire 1.8 (1954) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alfred McGuire - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alfred McGuire - 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.