Erick Strickland vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Erick Strickland 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

Erick Strickland

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Erick Strickland: 1996-97 to 2004-05
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Erick Strickland 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Erick Strickland 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Erick Strickland 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Erick Strickland 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Erick Strickland 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Erick Strickland 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Erick Strickland 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Erick Strickland 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Erick Strickland 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Erick Strickland 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Erick Strickland 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Erick Strickland 7.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Erick Strickland 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Erick Strickland 2.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Erick Strickland 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Erick Strickland 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Erick Strickland 3,780 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Erick Strickland 1,317 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Erick Strickland 1,203 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Erick Strickland 422 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Erick Strickland 41 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Erick Strickland 501 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Erick Strickland .392 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Erick Strickland .351 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Erick Strickland .826 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Erick Strickland 12.8 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Erick Strickland 4.8 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Erick Strickland 3.1 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Erick Strickland 1.5 (2000) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Erick Strickland 0.2 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Erick Strickland 3.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Erick Strickland 1.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Erick Strickland 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Erick Strickland 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Erick Strickland 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Erick Strickland 70 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Erick Strickland 25 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Erick Strickland 34 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Erick Strickland 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Erick Strickland 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Erick Strickland 20 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Erick Strickland .338 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Erick Strickland .167 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Erick Strickland .913 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Erick Strickland 4.7 (2004) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Erick Strickland 1.7 (2004) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Erick Strickland 3.0 (2004) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Erick Strickland 0.7 (2004) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Erick Strickland 0.1 (2002) 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.