Bill Chamberlain vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Chamberlain: 1973-74 to 1973-74
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Chamberlain 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Chamberlain 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Chamberlain 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Chamberlain 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Chamberlain 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Chamberlain 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Chamberlain 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bill Chamberlain 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Chamberlain 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 Chamberlain 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Chamberlain 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Chamberlain 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Chamberlain 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Chamberlain 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Chamberlain 153 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Chamberlain 80 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Chamberlain 37 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bill Chamberlain 20 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bill Chamberlain 12 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bill Chamberlain 28 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Chamberlain .438 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Chamberlain .696 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Chamberlain 5.5 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Chamberlain 2.9 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Chamberlain 1.3 (1974) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Chamberlain 0.7 (1974) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Chamberlain 0.4 (1974) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bill Chamberlain 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Chamberlain - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Chamberlain - 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.