Brian Oliver vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Brian Oliver 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

Brian Oliver

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Brian Oliver: 1990-91 to 1997-98
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Brian Oliver 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Brian Oliver 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Brian Oliver 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Brian Oliver 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Brian Oliver 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Brian Oliver 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Brian Oliver 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Brian Oliver 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Brian Oliver 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Brian Oliver 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Brian Oliver 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Oliver 3.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Brian Oliver 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Brian Oliver 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Brian Oliver 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Brian Oliver 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Oliver 389 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Brian Oliver 123 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Brian Oliver 114 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Brian Oliver 45 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Brian Oliver 6 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Brian Oliver 118 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Oliver .388 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Brian Oliver .227 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brian Oliver .705 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Oliver 3.8 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Oliver 1.8 (1998) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Brian Oliver 1.2 (1991) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brian Oliver 0.5 (1991) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brian Oliver 0.1 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Brian Oliver 1.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Brian Oliver 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Brian Oliver 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Brian Oliver 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Brian Oliver 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Brian Oliver 6 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Brian Oliver 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Brian Oliver 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Brian Oliver 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Brian Oliver 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Brian Oliver 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Brian Oliver .333 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Brian Oliver - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Brian Oliver 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Brian Oliver 1.5 (1991) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Brian Oliver 0.0 (1991) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Brian Oliver 0.3 (1991) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Brian Oliver 0.3 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Brian Oliver 0.0 (1991) 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.