Jamal Murray vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jamal Murray 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

Jamal Murray

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jamal Murray: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jamal Murray 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jamal Murray 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jamal Murray 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jamal Murray 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jamal Murray 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jamal Murray 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jamal Murray 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jamal Murray 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jamal Murray 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jamal Murray 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jamal Murray 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamal Murray 17.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Murray 3.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jamal Murray 4.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jamal Murray 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Murray 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Murray 8,187 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jamal Murray 1,757 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jamal Murray 2,106 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jamal Murray 451 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jamal Murray 164 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jamal Murray 469 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Murray .452 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jamal Murray .380 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Murray .867 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Murray 21.2 (2021) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Murray 4.2 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jamal Murray 6.5 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jamal Murray 1.3 (2021) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Murray 0.7 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamal Murray 24.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Murray 5.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jamal Murray 6.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jamal Murray 1.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Murray 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Murray 1,410 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jamal Murray 286 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jamal Murray 363 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jamal Murray 62 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jamal Murray 18 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jamal Murray 57 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Murray .465 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jamal Murray .392 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Murray .906 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Murray 26.5 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Murray 5.7 (2023) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jamal Murray 7.3 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jamal Murray 1.5 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Murray 1.3 (2024) 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.