James Collins vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Collins: 1997-98 to 1997-98
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Collins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons James Collins 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played James Collins 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games James Collins 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Collins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Collins 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader James Collins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader James Collins 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 Collins 2.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Collins 0.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game James Collins 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game James Collins 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Collins 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Collins 59 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds James Collins 14 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists James Collins 3 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals James Collins 6 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks James Collins 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games James Collins 23 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Collins .382 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage James Collins .450 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Collins .571 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Collins 2.6 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Collins 0.6 (1998) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Collins 0.1 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Collins 0.3 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Collins 0.1 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Collins - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game James Collins - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game James Collins - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game James Collins - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Collins - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Collins - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds James Collins - Jerry West 855

Total Assists James Collins - Jerry West 970

Total Steals James Collins - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks James Collins - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games James Collins 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Collins - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage James Collins - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Collins - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Collins - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Collins - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Collins - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Collins - 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.