JaKarr Sampson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and JaKarr Sampson 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

JaKarr Sampson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaKarr Sampson: 2014-15 to 2020-21
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaKarr Sampson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons JaKarr Sampson 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played JaKarr Sampson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games JaKarr Sampson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP JaKarr Sampson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team JaKarr Sampson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JaKarr Sampson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team JaKarr Sampson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JaKarr Sampson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader JaKarr Sampson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader JaKarr Sampson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaKarr Sampson 5.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game JaKarr Sampson 2.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaKarr Sampson 1,233 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds JaKarr Sampson 628 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists JaKarr Sampson 161 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals JaKarr Sampson 91 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks JaKarr Sampson 110 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games JaKarr Sampson 236 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaKarr Sampson .471 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage JaKarr Sampson .248 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaKarr Sampson .670 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaKarr Sampson 20.0 (2019) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game JaKarr Sampson 8.0 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2015) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaKarr Sampson 5.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game JaKarr Sampson 3.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaKarr Sampson 20 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds JaKarr Sampson 13 Jerry West 855

Total Assists JaKarr Sampson 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals JaKarr Sampson 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks JaKarr Sampson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games JaKarr Sampson 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaKarr Sampson .625 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage JaKarr Sampson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaKarr Sampson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaKarr Sampson 5.0 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game JaKarr Sampson 3.3 (2020) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game JaKarr Sampson 1.0 (2020) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.5 (2020) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game JaKarr Sampson 0.0 (2020) 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.