Chris Ford vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Chris Ford 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

Chris Ford

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Ford: 1972-73 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Ford 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Chris Ford 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Chris Ford 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Chris Ford 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Chris Ford 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Chris Ford 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Ford 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Chris Ford 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chris Ford 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Chris Ford 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Chris Ford 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Ford 9.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 3.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 3.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 1.6 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.3 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Ford 7,314 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Chris Ford 2,394 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Chris Ford 2,719 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Chris Ford 1,152 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Chris Ford 192 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Chris Ford 794 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Ford .460 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Chris Ford .375 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Ford .731 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Ford 15.4 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 3.7 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 4.6 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 2.2 (1977) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.4 (1980) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Ford 7.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 2.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 2.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 0.9 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Ford 434 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Chris Ford 168 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Chris Ford 151 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Chris Ford 52 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Chris Ford 15 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Chris Ford 58 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Ford .440 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Chris Ford .244 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Ford .688 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Ford 13.7 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Ford 6.3 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Chris Ford 4.4 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Ford 2.3 (1977) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Ford 0.7 (1980) * 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.