Gerry Ward vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gerry Ward 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

Gerry Ward

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gerry Ward: 1963-64 to 1966-67
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gerry Ward 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gerry Ward 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gerry Ward 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gerry Ward 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gerry Ward 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gerry Ward 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gerry Ward 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gerry Ward 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gerry Ward 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gerry Ward 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gerry Ward 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerry Ward 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gerry Ward 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gerry Ward 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gerry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gerry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerry Ward 542 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gerry Ward 294 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gerry Ward 237 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gerry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gerry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gerry Ward 169 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerry Ward .356 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gerry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerry Ward .639 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerry Ward 4.2 (1967) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gerry Ward 2.4 (1967) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gerry Ward 2.0 (1965) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gerry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerry Ward 2.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gerry Ward 0.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gerry Ward 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gerry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gerry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerry Ward 29 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gerry Ward 10 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gerry Ward 11 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gerry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gerry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gerry Ward 14 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerry Ward .382 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gerry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerry Ward .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerry Ward 4.7 (1967) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gerry Ward 1.7 (1967) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gerry Ward 2.7 (1967) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gerry Ward - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerry Ward - 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.