Bryant Reeves vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bryant Reeves 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

Bryant Reeves

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bryant Reeves: 1995-96 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bryant Reeves 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bryant Reeves 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bryant Reeves 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bryant Reeves 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bryant Reeves 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bryant Reeves 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bryant Reeves 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bryant Reeves 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bryant Reeves 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bryant Reeves 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bryant Reeves 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bryant Reeves 12.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bryant Reeves 6.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bryant Reeves 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bryant Reeves 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bryant Reeves 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bryant Reeves 4,945 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bryant Reeves 2,745 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bryant Reeves 623 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bryant Reeves 200 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bryant Reeves 302 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bryant Reeves 395 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bryant Reeves .475 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bryant Reeves .074 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bryant Reeves .703 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bryant Reeves 16.3 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bryant Reeves 8.1 (1997) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bryant Reeves 2.1 (1997) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bryant Reeves 0.6 (2001) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bryant Reeves 1.1 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bryant Reeves 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bryant Reeves - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bryant Reeves - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bryant Reeves - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bryant Reeves - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bryant Reeves - 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.