Chris Gatling vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Gatling: 1991-92 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Gatling 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Chris Gatling 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Chris Gatling 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Chris Gatling 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Chris Gatling 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Chris Gatling 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Chris Gatling 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Chris Gatling 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 Gatling 10.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Chris Gatling 5.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Chris Gatling 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Chris Gatling 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Gatling 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Gatling 7,232 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Chris Gatling 3,741 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Chris Gatling 461 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Chris Gatling 464 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Chris Gatling 375 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Chris Gatling 700 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Gatling .513 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Chris Gatling .249 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Gatling .660 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Gatling 19.0 (1997) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Gatling 7.9 (1997) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Chris Gatling 0.9 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Gatling 1.0 (2000) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Gatling 0.9 (1995) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Gatling 9.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Chris Gatling 5.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Chris Gatling 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Chris Gatling 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Gatling 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Gatling 140 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Chris Gatling 79 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Chris Gatling 7 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Chris Gatling 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Chris Gatling 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Chris Gatling 15 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Gatling .490 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Chris Gatling - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Gatling .623 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Gatling 15.3 (1998) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Gatling 8.0 (1996) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Chris Gatling 1.3 (1994) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Gatling 0.7 (1998) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Gatling 2.5 (1992) 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.