Amar'e Stoudemire vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Amar'e Stoudemire 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

Amar'e Stoudemire

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Amar'e Stoudemire: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Amar'e Stoudemire 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Amar'e Stoudemire 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Amar'e Stoudemire 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Amar'e Stoudemire 6 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Amar'e Stoudemire 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Amar'e Stoudemire 1 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Amar'e Stoudemire 5 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Amar'e Stoudemire 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Amar'e Stoudemire 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Amar'e Stoudemire 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Amar'e Stoudemire 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Amar'e Stoudemire 1 Jerry West 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 18.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 7.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Amar'e Stoudemire 15,994 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Amar'e Stoudemire 6,632 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Amar'e Stoudemire 1,050 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Amar'e Stoudemire 636 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Amar'e Stoudemire 1,054 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Amar'e Stoudemire 846 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .537 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .236 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .761 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 26.0 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 9.6 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 2.6 (2011) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.2 (2004) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 2.1 (2008) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 18.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 7.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Amar'e Stoudemire 1,461 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Amar'e Stoudemire 574 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Amar'e Stoudemire 64 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Amar'e Stoudemire 63 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Amar'e Stoudemire 104 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Amar'e Stoudemire 78 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .512 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .250 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Amar'e Stoudemire .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 29.9 (2005) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 12.1 (2007) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.8 (2011) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 1.7 (2003) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Amar'e Stoudemire 2.4 (2008) 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.