Bernard James vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bernard James 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

Bernard James

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard James: 2012-13 to 2014-15
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard James 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bernard James 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bernard James 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bernard James 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bernard James 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bernard James 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard James 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bernard James 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bernard James 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bernard James 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bernard James 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard James 2.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard James 203 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bernard James 212 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bernard James 13 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bernard James 17 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bernard James 61 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bernard James 92 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard James .497 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bernard James .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard James .680 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard James 2.8 (2013) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 2.8 (2013) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.3 (2015) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.3 (2013) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.9 (2015) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 0.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard James 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bernard James 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bernard James 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bernard James 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bernard James 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bernard James 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard James - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bernard James - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard James - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard James 0.5 (2014) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bernard James 0.5 (2014) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bernard James 0.0 (2015) 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.