Bill Mlkvy vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Mlkvy: 1952-53 to 1952-53
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Mlkvy 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Mlkvy 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Mlkvy 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Mlkvy 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Mlkvy 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Mlkvy 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Bill Mlkvy 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Mlkvy 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 Mlkvy 5.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Mlkvy 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Mlkvy 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Mlkvy - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Mlkvy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Mlkvy 181 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Mlkvy 101 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Mlkvy 62 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bill Mlkvy - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bill Mlkvy - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bill Mlkvy 31 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Mlkvy .305 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Mlkvy .646 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Mlkvy 5.8 (1953) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Mlkvy 3.3 (1953) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Mlkvy 2.0 (1953) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Mlkvy - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Mlkvy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Mlkvy - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Mlkvy - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Mlkvy - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bill Mlkvy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Mlkvy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Mlkvy - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Mlkvy - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Mlkvy - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bill Mlkvy - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bill Mlkvy - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bill Mlkvy 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Mlkvy - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Mlkvy - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Bill Mlkvy - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Mlkvy - 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.