Jackie Robinson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jackie Robinson 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

Jackie Robinson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jackie Robinson: 1978-79 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jackie Robinson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jackie Robinson 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jackie Robinson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jackie Robinson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jackie Robinson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jackie Robinson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jackie Robinson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jackie Robinson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jackie Robinson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jackie Robinson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jackie Robinson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jackie Robinson 3.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jackie Robinson 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jackie Robinson 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jackie Robinson 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jackie Robinson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jackie Robinson 83 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jackie Robinson 27 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jackie Robinson 13 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jackie Robinson 8 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jackie Robinson 4 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jackie Robinson 22 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jackie Robinson .463 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jackie Robinson .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jackie Robinson .700 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jackie Robinson 3.9 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jackie Robinson 1.6 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jackie Robinson 1.1 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jackie Robinson 0.4 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jackie Robinson 0.4 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jackie Robinson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jackie Robinson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jackie Robinson - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jackie Robinson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jackie Robinson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jackie Robinson - 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.