Bostjan Nachbar vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bostjan Nachbar 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

Bostjan Nachbar

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bostjan Nachbar: 2002-03 to 2007-08
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bostjan Nachbar 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bostjan Nachbar 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bostjan Nachbar 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bostjan Nachbar 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bostjan Nachbar 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bostjan Nachbar 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bostjan Nachbar 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bostjan Nachbar 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bostjan Nachbar 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bostjan Nachbar 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bostjan Nachbar 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 7.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bostjan Nachbar 2,252 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bostjan Nachbar 836 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bostjan Nachbar 283 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bostjan Nachbar 135 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bostjan Nachbar 84 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bostjan Nachbar 317 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bostjan Nachbar .406 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bostjan Nachbar .375 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bostjan Nachbar .784 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 9.8 (2008) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 3.5 (2008) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 1.2 (2008) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 0.6 (2008) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 0.3 (2007) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 7.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bostjan Nachbar 133 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bostjan Nachbar 41 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bostjan Nachbar 20 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bostjan Nachbar 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bostjan Nachbar 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bostjan Nachbar 18 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bostjan Nachbar .423 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bostjan Nachbar .373 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bostjan Nachbar .963 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 9.9 (2007) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 2.9 (2007) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 1.5 (2007) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 0.6 (2007) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bostjan Nachbar 0.1 (2007) 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.