Gene Rhodes vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gene Rhodes 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

Gene Rhodes

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Rhodes: 1952-53 to 1952-53
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Rhodes 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gene Rhodes 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gene Rhodes 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gene Rhodes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gene Rhodes 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gene Rhodes 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Rhodes 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene Rhodes 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Rhodes 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gene Rhodes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gene Rhodes 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Rhodes 5.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gene Rhodes 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gene Rhodes 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Rhodes 337 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gene Rhodes 98 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gene Rhodes 91 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gene Rhodes 65 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Rhodes .319 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Rhodes .704 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Rhodes 5.2 (1953) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Rhodes 1.5 (1953) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gene Rhodes 1.4 (1953) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Rhodes 4.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gene Rhodes 3.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gene Rhodes 2.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Rhodes 9 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gene Rhodes 7 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gene Rhodes 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gene Rhodes 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Rhodes .286 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Rhodes .250 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Rhodes 4.5 (1953) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Rhodes 3.5 (1953) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gene Rhodes 2.5 (1953) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gene Rhodes - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Rhodes - 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.