Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Giannis Antetokounmpo 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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 Jerry West 0

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 Jerry West 5

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 Jerry West 0 *

Scoring Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 Jerry West 1

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 Jerry West 855

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 Jerry West 970

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (2019) 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.