Artis Gilmore vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Artis Gilmore 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

Artis Gilmore

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Artis Gilmore: 1976-77 to 1987-88
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Artis Gilmore 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Artis Gilmore 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Artis Gilmore 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Artis Gilmore 6 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Artis Gilmore 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Artis Gilmore 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Artis Gilmore 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Artis Gilmore 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Artis Gilmore 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Artis Gilmore 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Artis Gilmore 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 17.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 10.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.9 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 15,579 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 9,161 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 1,777 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 470 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 1,747 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Artis Gilmore 909 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .599 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore .077 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .713 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 23.7 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.1 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.3 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.7 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 11.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 8.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 492 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 336 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 47 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 27 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 71 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Artis Gilmore 42 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .566 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .680 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 18.7 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.0 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 (1981) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.3 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.1 (1983) 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. 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.