Brad Branson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Brad Branson 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

Brad Branson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brad Branson: 1981-82 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brad Branson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Brad Branson 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Brad Branson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Brad Branson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Brad Branson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Brad Branson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Brad Branson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Brad Branson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brad Branson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Brad Branson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Brad Branson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brad Branson 5.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Brad Branson 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Brad Branson 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Brad Branson 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Brad Branson 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brad Branson 391 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Brad Branson 206 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Brad Branson 52 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Brad Branson 32 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Brad Branson 30 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Brad Branson 72 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brad Branson .422 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Brad Branson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brad Branson .725 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brad Branson 5.5 (1983) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Brad Branson 3.3 (1982) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Brad Branson 0.7 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brad Branson 0.5 (1982) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brad Branson 0.4 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brad Branson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Brad Branson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Brad Branson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Brad Branson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Brad Branson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brad Branson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Brad Branson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Brad Branson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Brad Branson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Brad Branson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Brad Branson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brad Branson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Brad Branson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brad Branson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brad Branson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Brad Branson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Brad Branson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brad Branson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brad Branson - 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.