Cliff Pondexter vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Cliff Pondexter 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

Cliff Pondexter

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cliff Pondexter: 1975-76 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cliff Pondexter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Cliff Pondexter 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Cliff Pondexter 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Cliff Pondexter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cliff Pondexter 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Cliff Pondexter 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Pondexter 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Cliff Pondexter 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cliff Pondexter 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Cliff Pondexter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Cliff Pondexter 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 3.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Pondexter 778 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Cliff Pondexter 747 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Cliff Pondexter 218 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Cliff Pondexter 81 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Cliff Pondexter 52 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Cliff Pondexter 197 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Pondexter .416 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Cliff Pondexter - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Pondexter .667 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 5.8 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 5.1 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 2.0 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.4 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1976) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cliff Pondexter 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Cliff Pondexter 3 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Cliff Pondexter 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Cliff Pondexter 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Cliff Pondexter 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Cliff Pondexter 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cliff Pondexter .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Cliff Pondexter - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cliff Pondexter 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.7 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Cliff Pondexter 1.0 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.3 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cliff Pondexter 0.0 (1977) 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.