Gaylon Nickerson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gaylon Nickerson 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

Gaylon Nickerson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gaylon Nickerson: 1996-97 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gaylon Nickerson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson 15 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson 5 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson 1 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson 1 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 4 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .333 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson 1.000 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 3.8 (1997) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 1.3 (1997) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson 0.3 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gaylon Nickerson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gaylon Nickerson - 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.