Fred Sheffield vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Fred Sheffield 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

Fred Sheffield

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Sheffield: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Sheffield 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Fred Sheffield 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Fred Sheffield 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Fred Sheffield 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Fred Sheffield 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Fred Sheffield 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Sheffield 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Sheffield 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Sheffield 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Fred Sheffield 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Fred Sheffield 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Sheffield 3.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Fred Sheffield 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Sheffield 74 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Fred Sheffield 4 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Fred Sheffield 22 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Sheffield .199 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Sheffield .615 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Sheffield 3.4 (1947) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Fred Sheffield 0.2 (1947) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Sheffield - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Fred Sheffield - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Sheffield - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Fred Sheffield - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Fred Sheffield 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Sheffield - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Sheffield - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Sheffield - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Fred Sheffield - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Sheffield - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Sheffield - 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.