Clifford Ray vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Clifford Ray 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

Clifford Ray

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Clifford Ray: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Clifford Ray 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Clifford Ray 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Clifford Ray 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Clifford Ray 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Clifford Ray 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Clifford Ray 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Clifford Ray 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Clifford Ray 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Clifford Ray 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Clifford Ray 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Clifford Ray 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clifford Ray 7.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Clifford Ray 8.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Clifford Ray 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Clifford Ray 0.8 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Clifford Ray 1.0 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clifford Ray 5,821 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Clifford Ray 6,953 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Clifford Ray 1,728 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Clifford Ray 501 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Clifford Ray 638 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Clifford Ray 784 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clifford Ray .524 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Clifford Ray .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clifford Ray .588 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clifford Ray 9.4 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Clifford Ray 12.2 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Clifford Ray 3.7 (1973) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Clifford Ray 1.2 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clifford Ray 2.2 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Clifford Ray 8.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Clifford Ray 10.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Clifford Ray 2.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Clifford Ray 1.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Clifford Ray 1.4 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Clifford Ray 496 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Clifford Ray 608 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Clifford Ray 125 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Clifford Ray 51 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Clifford Ray 70 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Clifford Ray 60 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Clifford Ray .538 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Clifford Ray - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Clifford Ray .590 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Clifford Ray 15.3 (1972) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Clifford Ray 16.5 (1972) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Clifford Ray 4.0 (1972) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Clifford Ray 1.5 (1976) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Clifford Ray 1.9 (1974) * 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.