Emeka Okafor vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Emeka Okafor 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

Emeka Okafor

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Emeka Okafor: 2004-05 to 2017-18
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Emeka Okafor 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Emeka Okafor 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Emeka Okafor 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Emeka Okafor 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Emeka Okafor 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Emeka Okafor 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Emeka Okafor 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Emeka Okafor 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Emeka Okafor 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Emeka Okafor 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Emeka Okafor 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Emeka Okafor 1 Jerry West 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Emeka Okafor 12.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Emeka Okafor 9.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Emeka Okafor 1.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Emeka Okafor 7,370 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Emeka Okafor 5,967 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Emeka Okafor 520 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Emeka Okafor 414 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Emeka Okafor 1,003 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Emeka Okafor 616 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Emeka Okafor .512 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Emeka Okafor .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Emeka Okafor .586 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Emeka Okafor 15.1 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Emeka Okafor 11.3 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Emeka Okafor 1.2 (2007) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.9 (2007) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Emeka Okafor 2.6 (2007) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Emeka Okafor 6.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Emeka Okafor 4.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Emeka Okafor 44 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Emeka Okafor 33 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Emeka Okafor 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Emeka Okafor 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Emeka Okafor 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Emeka Okafor 7 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Emeka Okafor .625 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Emeka Okafor - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Emeka Okafor .364 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Emeka Okafor 7.3 (2011) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Emeka Okafor 5.5 (2011) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Emeka Okafor 0.0 (2018) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Emeka Okafor 1.0 (2011) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Emeka Okafor 1.0 (2011) 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.