Ed Manning vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ed Manning 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

Ed Manning

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Manning: 1967-68 to 1970-71
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Manning 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ed Manning 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ed Manning 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ed Manning 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ed Manning 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ed Manning 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ed Manning 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ed Manning 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ed Manning 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ed Manning 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ed Manning 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Manning 5.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ed Manning 4.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ed Manning 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ed Manning - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ed Manning - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Manning 1,418 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ed Manning 1,264 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ed Manning 200 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ed Manning - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ed Manning - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ed Manning 280 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Manning .423 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ed Manning - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ed Manning .702 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Manning 7.1 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Manning 5.3 (1968) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ed Manning 1.4 (1971) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ed Manning - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ed Manning - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Manning 4.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ed Manning 5.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ed Manning 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ed Manning - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ed Manning - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Manning 25 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ed Manning 32 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ed Manning 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ed Manning - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ed Manning - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ed Manning 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Manning .429 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ed Manning - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ed Manning .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Manning 5.5 (1970) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Manning 5.8 (1969) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ed Manning 1.5 (1970) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ed Manning - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ed Manning - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.