James Bailey vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

James Bailey

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Bailey: 1979-80 to 1987-88
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Bailey 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons James Bailey 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played James Bailey 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games James Bailey 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Bailey 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Bailey 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Bailey 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team James Bailey 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Bailey 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader James Bailey 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader James Bailey 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 8.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 5.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.9 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 5,246 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds James Bailey 2,988 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists James Bailey 488 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals James Bailey 305 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks James Bailey 521 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games James Bailey 595 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .484 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage James Bailey .077 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .703 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 14.0 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 7.4 (1981) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 1.2 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.9 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 1.7 (1981) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 2.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game James Bailey 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Bailey 59 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds James Bailey 31 Jerry West 855

Total Assists James Bailey 6 Jerry West 970

Total Steals James Bailey 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks James Bailey 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games James Bailey 14 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Bailey .468 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage James Bailey - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Bailey .682 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Bailey 4.6 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Bailey 3.0 (1982) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Bailey 0.5 (1982) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Bailey 1.0 (1982) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Bailey 0.8 (1980) 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.