Armen Gilliam vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Armen Gilliam 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

Armen Gilliam

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Armen Gilliam: 1987-88 to 1999-00
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Armen Gilliam 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Armen Gilliam 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Armen Gilliam 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Armen Gilliam 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Armen Gilliam 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Armen Gilliam 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Armen Gilliam 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Armen Gilliam 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Armen Gilliam 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Armen Gilliam 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Armen Gilliam 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Armen Gilliam 13.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Armen Gilliam 6.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Armen Gilliam 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Armen Gilliam 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Armen Gilliam 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Armen Gilliam 12,700 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Armen Gilliam 6,401 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Armen Gilliam 1,088 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Armen Gilliam 676 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Armen Gilliam 607 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Armen Gilliam 929 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Armen Gilliam .489 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Armen Gilliam .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Armen Gilliam .776 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Armen Gilliam 18.3 (1996) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Armen Gilliam 9.1 (1996) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Armen Gilliam 1.8 (1996) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Armen Gilliam 1.1 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Armen Gilliam 1.1 (1995) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Armen Gilliam 8.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Armen Gilliam 4.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Armen Gilliam 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Armen Gilliam 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Armen Gilliam 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Armen Gilliam 302 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Armen Gilliam 156 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Armen Gilliam 18 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Armen Gilliam 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Armen Gilliam 20 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Armen Gilliam 34 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Armen Gilliam .444 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Armen Gilliam .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Armen Gilliam .784 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Armen Gilliam 16.9 (1991) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Armen Gilliam 6.5 (1991) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Armen Gilliam 1.3 (1991) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Armen Gilliam 0.7 (1999) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Armen Gilliam 1.8 (1994) 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.