Gene Short vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Short: 1975-76 to 1975-76
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Short 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gene Short 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gene Short 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gene Short 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gene Short 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gene Short 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Gene Short 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gene Short 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 Short 2.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gene Short 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gene Short 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gene Short 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Short 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Short 84 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gene Short 48 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gene Short 10 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gene Short 8 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gene Short 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gene Short 34 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Short .352 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Gene Short .625 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Short 2.5 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Short 1.4 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gene Short 0.3 (1976) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gene Short 0.2 (1976) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Short 0.1 (1976) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Short - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gene Short - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gene Short - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gene Short - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Short - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Short - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gene Short - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gene Short - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gene Short - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gene Short - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gene Short 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Short - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Gene Short - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Short - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Short - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gene Short - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gene Short - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Short - 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.