Alton Ford vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Alton Ford 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

Alton Ford

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alton Ford: 2001-02 to 2003-04
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alton Ford 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Alton Ford 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Alton Ford 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Alton Ford 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Alton Ford 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Alton Ford 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alton Ford 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Alton Ford 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alton Ford 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Alton Ford 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Alton Ford 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Ford 2.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Alton Ford 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Alton Ford 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Alton Ford 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alton Ford 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Ford 186 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Alton Ford 124 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Alton Ford 11 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Alton Ford 6 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Alton Ford 8 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Alton Ford 73 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Ford .507 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Alton Ford - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Ford .697 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Ford 3.1 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Ford 2.0 (2002) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Alton Ford 0.3 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alton Ford 0.1 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alton Ford 0.1 (2002) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Ford - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Alton Ford - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Alton Ford - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Alton Ford - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alton Ford - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Ford - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Alton Ford - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Alton Ford - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Alton Ford - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Alton Ford - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Alton Ford 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Ford - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Alton Ford - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Ford - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Ford - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Ford - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alton Ford - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alton Ford - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alton Ford - 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.