George Mearns vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and George Mearns 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

George Mearns

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mearns: 1946-47 to 1947-48
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mearns 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons George Mearns 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played George Mearns 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games George Mearns 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP George Mearns 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team George Mearns 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mearns 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team George Mearns 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) George Mearns 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader George Mearns 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader George Mearns 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mearns 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game George Mearns 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mearns 443 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists George Mearns 45 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games George Mearns 81 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mearns .255 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mearns .684 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mearns 6.7 (1947) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game George Mearns 0.6 (1947) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mearns - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game George Mearns - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mearns - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists George Mearns - Jerry West 970

Total Steals George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games George Mearns 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mearns - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mearns - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mearns - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game George Mearns - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game George Mearns - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game George Mearns - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.