Ben Gillery vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ben Gillery 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

Ben Gillery

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Gillery: 1988-89 to 1988-89
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Gillery 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ben Gillery 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ben Gillery 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ben Gillery 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben Gillery 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ben Gillery 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Gillery 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Gillery 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Gillery 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ben Gillery 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ben Gillery 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Gillery 1.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gillery 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ben Gillery 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben Gillery 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Gillery 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Gillery 25 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ben Gillery 23 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ben Gillery 2 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ben Gillery 2 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ben Gillery 4 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ben Gillery 24 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Gillery .316 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ben Gillery - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Gillery .565 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Gillery 1.0 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gillery 1.0 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ben Gillery 0.1 (1989) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Gillery 0.1 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Gillery 0.2 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Gillery - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gillery - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ben Gillery - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ben Gillery - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Gillery - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Gillery - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ben Gillery - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ben Gillery - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ben Gillery - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ben Gillery - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ben Gillery 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Gillery - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ben Gillery - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Gillery - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Gillery - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gillery - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben Gillery - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Gillery - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Gillery - 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.