Frank Gates vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Frank Gates 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

Frank Gates

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Gates: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Gates 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Frank Gates 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Frank Gates 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Frank Gates 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Frank Gates 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Frank Gates 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Frank Gates 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank Gates 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Frank Gates 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Frank Gates 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 287 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Frank Gates 91 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Frank Gates 64 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .281 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .622 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 4.5 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.4 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Gates 25 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Frank Gates 9 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Frank Gates 7 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Gates .243 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Gates .700 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Gates 3.6 (1950) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Frank Gates 1.3 (1950) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Frank Gates - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Gates - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.