Drew Gooden vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Drew Gooden 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

Drew Gooden

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Drew Gooden: 2002-03 to 2015-16
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Drew Gooden 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Drew Gooden 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Drew Gooden 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Drew Gooden 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Drew Gooden 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Drew Gooden 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Drew Gooden 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Drew Gooden 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Drew Gooden 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Drew Gooden 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Drew Gooden 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Drew Gooden 11.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Drew Gooden 7.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Drew Gooden 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Drew Gooden 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Drew Gooden 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Drew Gooden 8,653 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Drew Gooden 5,618 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Drew Gooden 896 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Drew Gooden 544 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Drew Gooden 474 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Drew Gooden 790 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Drew Gooden .462 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Drew Gooden .257 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Drew Gooden .760 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Drew Gooden 14.4 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Drew Gooden 9.2 (2005) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Drew Gooden 2.6 (2012) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Drew Gooden 0.9 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Drew Gooden 0.9 (2005) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Drew Gooden 8.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Drew Gooden 7.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Drew Gooden 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Drew Gooden 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Drew Gooden 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Drew Gooden 564 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Drew Gooden 459 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Drew Gooden 45 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Drew Gooden 22 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Drew Gooden 32 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Drew Gooden 64 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Drew Gooden .449 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Drew Gooden .324 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Drew Gooden .793 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Drew Gooden 14.0 (2003) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Drew Gooden 12.7 (2003) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Drew Gooden 1.0 (2007) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Drew Gooden 0.5 (2007) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Drew Gooden 1.0 (2015) 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.