Jack Nichols vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jack Nichols 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

Jack Nichols

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack Nichols: 1948-49 to 1957-58
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack Nichols 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jack Nichols 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jack Nichols 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jack Nichols 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jack Nichols 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jack Nichols 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jack Nichols 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jack Nichols 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jack Nichols 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jack Nichols 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jack Nichols 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Nichols 10.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jack Nichols 6.9 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jack Nichols 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jack Nichols - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jack Nichols - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Nichols 5,269 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jack Nichols 2,793 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jack Nichols 965 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jack Nichols - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jack Nichols - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jack Nichols 505 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Nichols .368 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jack Nichols - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jack Nichols .752 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Nichols 15.8 (1953) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Nichols 10.5 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jack Nichols 2.8 (1953) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jack Nichols - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jack Nichols - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Nichols 10.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jack Nichols 5.6 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jack Nichols 2.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jack Nichols - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jack Nichols - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Nichols 519 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jack Nichols 209 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jack Nichols 117 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jack Nichols - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jack Nichols - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jack Nichols 51 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Nichols .389 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jack Nichols - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jack Nichols .739 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Nichols 19.7 (1950) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Nichols 12.0 (1956) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jack Nichols 5.2 (1954) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jack Nichols - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jack Nichols - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.