Bill Laimbeer vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Laimbeer: 1980-81 to 1993-94
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Laimbeer 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Laimbeer 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Laimbeer 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Laimbeer 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Laimbeer 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Laimbeer 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Bill Laimbeer 0 Jerry West 1

Rebounds Leader Bill Laimbeer 1 Jerry West 0

Assists Leader Bill Laimbeer 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 Laimbeer 12.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 9.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Laimbeer 13,790 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Laimbeer 10,400 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Laimbeer 2,184 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bill Laimbeer 710 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bill Laimbeer 965 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bill Laimbeer 1,068 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Laimbeer .498 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bill Laimbeer .326 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Laimbeer .837 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 17.5 (1985) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 13.1 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 3.2 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 (1987) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.4 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 12.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 9.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Laimbeer 1,354 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Laimbeer 1,097 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Laimbeer 195 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bill Laimbeer 84 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bill Laimbeer 83 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bill Laimbeer 113 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Laimbeer .468 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bill Laimbeer .321 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Laimbeer .819 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Laimbeer 22.5 (1986) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Laimbeer 14.0 (1986) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Laimbeer 2.5 (1987) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Laimbeer 1.2 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Laimbeer 0.9 (1990) 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.