Campy Russell vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Campy Russell 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

Campy Russell

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Campy Russell: 1974-75 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Campy Russell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Campy Russell 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Campy Russell 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Campy Russell 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Campy Russell 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Campy Russell 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Campy Russell 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Campy Russell 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Campy Russell 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Campy Russell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Campy Russell 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Campy Russell 15.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Campy Russell 4.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Campy Russell 3.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Campy Russell 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Campy Russell 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Campy Russell 8,953 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Campy Russell 2,696 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Campy Russell 1,684 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Campy Russell 594 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Campy Russell 114 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Campy Russell 566 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Campy Russell .459 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Campy Russell .366 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Campy Russell .772 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Campy Russell 21.9 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Campy Russell 6.8 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Campy Russell 4.7 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Campy Russell 1.8 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Campy Russell 0.5 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Campy Russell 16.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Campy Russell 6.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Campy Russell 2.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Campy Russell 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Campy Russell 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Campy Russell 331 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Campy Russell 121 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Campy Russell 44 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Campy Russell 18 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Campy Russell 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Campy Russell 20 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Campy Russell .417 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Campy Russell .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Campy Russell .843 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Campy Russell 27.5 (1978) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Campy Russell 8.7 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Campy Russell 5.5 (1978) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Campy Russell 2.0 (1981) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Campy Russell 0.5 (1976) 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. 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.