Fred Vinson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Vinson: 1994-95 to 1999-00
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Vinson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Fred Vinson 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Fred Vinson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Fred Vinson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Fred Vinson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Fred Vinson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Fred Vinson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Fred Vinson 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 Vinson 1.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Vinson 0.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Fred Vinson 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Fred Vinson 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Vinson 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Vinson 17 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Fred Vinson 1 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Fred Vinson 1 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Fred Vinson 3 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Fred Vinson 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Fred Vinson 13 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Vinson .250 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Fred Vinson .231 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Vinson .667 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Vinson 1.6 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Vinson 0.1 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Fred Vinson 0.2 (1995) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Vinson 0.4 (2000) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Vinson 0.0 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Vinson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred Vinson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Fred Vinson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Fred Vinson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Vinson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Vinson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Fred Vinson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Fred Vinson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Fred Vinson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Fred Vinson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Fred Vinson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Vinson - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Fred Vinson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Fred Vinson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

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

Steals Per Game Fred Vinson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Vinson - 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.