Ben Gordon vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Gordon: 2004-05 to 2014-15
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Gordon 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ben Gordon 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ben Gordon 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ben Gordon 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben Gordon 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ben Gordon 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Ben Gordon 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ben Gordon 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 Gordon 14.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gordon 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ben Gordon 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben Gordon 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Gordon 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Gordon 11,084 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ben Gordon 1,851 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ben Gordon 1,868 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ben Gordon 508 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ben Gordon 114 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ben Gordon 744 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Gordon .432 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ben Gordon .401 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Gordon .857 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Gordon 21.4 (2007) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gordon 3.5 (2009) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ben Gordon 3.6 (2007) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Gordon 0.9 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Gordon 0.3 (2009) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Gordon 20.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gordon 3.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ben Gordon 3.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ben Gordon 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Gordon 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Gordon 587 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ben Gordon 94 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ben Gordon 92 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ben Gordon 23 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ben Gordon 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ben Gordon 29 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Gordon .403 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ben Gordon .384 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Gordon .840 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Gordon 24.3 (2009) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Gordon 3.8 (2007) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben Gordon 3.8 (2007) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Gordon 1.0 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Gordon 0.3 (2005) 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.