Ben Scharnus vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Scharnus: 1946-47 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Scharnus 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ben Scharnus 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ben Scharnus 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ben Scharnus 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben Scharnus 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ben Scharnus 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Ben Scharnus 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ben Scharnus 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 Scharnus 2.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ben Scharnus 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Scharnus 103 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ben Scharnus 19 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ben Scharnus 52 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Scharnus .199 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Ben Scharnus .617 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Scharnus 2.0 (1947) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ben Scharnus 0.4 (1947) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Scharnus 5.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ben Scharnus 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Scharnus 17 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ben Scharnus 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ben Scharnus 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Scharnus .286 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Ben Scharnus .556 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Scharnus 5.7 (1947) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben Scharnus 0.7 (1947) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Scharnus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Scharnus - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.