Gus Bailey vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gus Bailey 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

Gus Bailey

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gus Bailey: 1974-75 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gus Bailey 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gus Bailey 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gus Bailey 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gus Bailey 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gus Bailey 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gus Bailey 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gus Bailey 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gus Bailey 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gus Bailey 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gus Bailey 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gus Bailey 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 2.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 389 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 244 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gus Bailey 168 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gus Bailey 56 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 43 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gus Bailey 147 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .406 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey 1.000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .510 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 3.2 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 1.7 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 1.4 (1976) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.5 (1976) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gus Bailey 45 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gus Bailey 19 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gus Bailey 16 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gus Bailey 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gus Bailey 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gus Bailey 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gus Bailey .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gus Bailey - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gus Bailey .900 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gus Bailey 5.6 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gus Bailey 2.4 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gus Bailey 2.0 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gus Bailey 0.8 (1975) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gus Bailey 0.3 (1975) 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. 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.