Bob Schafer vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Schafer: 1955-56 to 1956-57
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Schafer 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bob Schafer 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bob Schafer 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bob Schafer 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Schafer 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Schafer 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Bob Schafer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bob Schafer 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 Schafer 4.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Schafer 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bob Schafer 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bob Schafer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Schafer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Schafer 273 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bob Schafer 82 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bob Schafer 68 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bob Schafer - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bob Schafer - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bob Schafer 65 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Schafer .298 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Schafer .777 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Schafer 4.5 (1957) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Schafer 1.3 (1956) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bob Schafer 1.4 (1957) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Schafer - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Schafer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Schafer 2.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Schafer 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bob Schafer 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bob Schafer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Schafer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Schafer 11 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bob Schafer 9 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bob Schafer 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bob Schafer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bob Schafer - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bob Schafer 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Schafer .150 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Schafer .833 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Schafer 2.8 (1956) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Schafer 2.3 (1956) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Schafer 0.3 (1956) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Schafer - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Schafer - 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.