Austin Rivers vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Austin Rivers: 2012-13 to 2022-23
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Austin Rivers 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Austin Rivers 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Austin Rivers 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Austin Rivers 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Austin Rivers 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Austin Rivers 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Austin Rivers 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Austin Rivers 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 8.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 5,996 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 1,442 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Austin Rivers 1,513 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Austin Rivers 494 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 112 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Austin Rivers 707 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .419 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .349 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .653 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 15.1 (2018) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.6 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 4.0 (2018) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.2 (2018) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2019) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 7.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 1.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Austin Rivers 457 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Austin Rivers 124 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Austin Rivers 88 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Austin Rivers 36 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Austin Rivers 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Austin Rivers 64 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Austin Rivers .412 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Austin Rivers .357 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Austin Rivers .727 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Austin Rivers 10.3 (2016) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2017) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Austin Rivers 2.7 (2016) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Austin Rivers 1.4 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Austin Rivers 0.3 (2017) 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.