Bill Bridges vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bill Bridges 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

Bill Bridges

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Bridges: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Bridges 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Bridges 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Bridges 12 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Bridges 3 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Bridges 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Bridges 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Bridges 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Bridges 2 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bill Bridges 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Bridges 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.7 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.4 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 11,012 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 11,054 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Bridges 2,553 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bill Bridges 69 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 36 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bill Bridges 926 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .442 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .693 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 17.4 (1967) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 15.1 (1967) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 4.2 (1970) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.9 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.5 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 10.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 11.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 1.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 0.8 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.2 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Bridges 1,185 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Bridges 1,305 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Bridges 219 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bill Bridges 16 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bill Bridges 4 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bill Bridges 113 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Bridges .419 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bill Bridges - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Bridges .673 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Bridges 20.3 (1966) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Bridges 20.8 (1971) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Bridges 3.4 (1969) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Bridges 1.4 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Bridges 0.3 (1975) * 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.