Bob Nash vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bob Nash 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

Bob Nash

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Nash: 1972-73 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Nash 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bob Nash 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bob Nash 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bob Nash 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Nash 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Nash 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Nash 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Nash 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Nash 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bob Nash 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bob Nash 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.3 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.2 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Nash 1,036 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bob Nash 483 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bob Nash 147 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bob Nash 59 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bob Nash 43 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bob Nash 219 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Nash .435 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bob Nash - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Nash .730 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Nash 6.4 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.6 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.9 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.4 (1978) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.3 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.8 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Nash 24 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bob Nash 11 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bob Nash 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bob Nash 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bob Nash 4 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bob Nash 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Nash .296 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bob Nash - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Nash .800 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Nash 4.8 (1979) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Nash 2.2 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Nash 0.0 (1979) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Nash 0.8 (1979) * 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.