Gary Neal vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gary Neal 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

Gary Neal

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Neal: 2010-11 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Neal 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gary Neal 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gary Neal 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gary Neal 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gary Neal 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gary Neal 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Neal 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Neal 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Neal 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gary Neal 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gary Neal 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Neal 9.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Neal 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gary Neal 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gary Neal 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Neal 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Neal 3,470 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gary Neal 760 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gary Neal 573 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gary Neal 145 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gary Neal 10 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gary Neal 352 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Neal .422 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gary Neal .382 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Neal .850 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Neal 10.5 (2014) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Neal 2.5 (2011) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gary Neal 2.1 (2012) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Neal 0.5 (2016) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Neal 0.1 (2011) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Neal 7.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Neal 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gary Neal 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gary Neal 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Neal 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Neal 339 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gary Neal 89 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gary Neal 43 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gary Neal 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gary Neal 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gary Neal 45 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Neal .401 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gary Neal .345 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Neal .907 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Neal 11.3 (2014) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Neal 3.0 (2011) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gary Neal 1.4 (2012) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Neal 0.2 (2011) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Neal 0.2 (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.