Austin Reaves vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Austin Reaves 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

Austin Reaves

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Reaves: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Reaves 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Austin Reaves 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Austin Reaves 2 Jerry West 13

NBA Cups Won Austin Reaves 1 * Jerry West 0 *

All-Star Games Austin Reaves 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Austin Reaves 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Austin Reaves 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Austin Reaves 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Austin Reaves 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Austin Reaves 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Austin Reaves 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Austin Reaves 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 12.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 3.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 3.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 2,577 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 738 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Austin Reaves 775 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Austin Reaves 128 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 64 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Austin Reaves 207 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .493 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .365 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .855 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 15.9 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.3 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 5.5 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.8 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 4.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Reaves 314 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Austin Reaves 86 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Austin Reaves 81 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Austin Reaves 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Austin Reaves 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Austin Reaves 19 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Reaves .463 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Austin Reaves .423 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Reaves .903 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Reaves 16.9 (2023) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Reaves 5.0 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Austin Reaves 4.6 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Austin Reaves 1.3 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Reaves 0.3 (2024) 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.