Jamal Sampson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Jamal Sampson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jamal Sampson: 2002-03 to 2006-07
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jamal Sampson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jamal Sampson 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jamal Sampson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jamal Sampson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jamal Sampson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jamal Sampson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jamal Sampson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jamal 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 Jamal Sampson 2.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Sampson 3.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jamal Sampson 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jamal Sampson 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Sampson 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Sampson 142 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jamal Sampson 242 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jamal Sampson 26 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jamal Sampson 9 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jamal Sampson 32 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jamal Sampson 72 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Sampson .491 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jamal Sampson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Sampson .537 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Sampson 3.4 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Sampson 5.3 (2005) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jamal Sampson 0.7 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jamal Sampson 0.2 (2004) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Sampson 0.7 (2005) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jamal Sampson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jamal Sampson - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jamal Sampson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jamal Sampson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jamal Sampson - 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.