Charlie Criss vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Charlie Criss 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

Charlie Criss

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charlie Criss: 1977-78 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charlie Criss 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Charlie Criss 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Charlie Criss 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Charlie Criss 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Charlie Criss 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Charlie Criss 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Charlie Criss 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Charlie Criss 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Charlie Criss 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Charlie Criss 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Charlie Criss 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charlie Criss 8.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Criss 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Charlie Criss 3.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Charlie Criss 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Criss 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charlie Criss 3,534 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Charlie Criss 592 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Charlie Criss 1,335 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Charlie Criss 366 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Charlie Criss 21 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Charlie Criss 418 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charlie Criss .432 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Charlie Criss .179 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charlie Criss .831 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charlie Criss 11.4 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Criss 3.5 (1985) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Charlie Criss 5.5 (1985) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charlie Criss 1.4 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Criss 0.1 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charlie Criss 7.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Criss 1.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Charlie Criss 2.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Charlie Criss 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Criss 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charlie Criss 177 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Charlie Criss 28 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Charlie Criss 53 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Charlie Criss 22 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Charlie Criss 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Charlie Criss 25 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charlie Criss .452 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Charlie Criss .250 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charlie Criss .898 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charlie Criss 14.0 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Criss 2.0 (1978) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Charlie Criss 4.4 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charlie Criss 2.0 (1978) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Criss 0.5 (1978) 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.