James Edwards vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Edwards: 1977-78 to 1995-96
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Edwards 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons James Edwards 19 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played James Edwards 11 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games James Edwards 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Edwards 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Edwards 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader James Edwards 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader James Edwards 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 Edwards 12.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 5.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game James Edwards 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 14,862 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds James Edwards 6,004 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists James Edwards 1,499 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals James Edwards 420 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks James Edwards 867 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games James Edwards 1,168 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .495 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .048 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .698 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 16.7 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 8.5 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.6 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.7 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 1.6 (1981) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Edwards 9.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 3.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game James Edwards 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Edwards 1,030 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds James Edwards 354 Jerry West 855

Total Assists James Edwards 84 Jerry West 970

Total Steals James Edwards 17 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks James Edwards 46 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games James Edwards 111 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Edwards .468 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage James Edwards .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Edwards .682 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Edwards 14.3 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Edwards 7.0 (1981) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Edwards 2.5 (1981) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Edwards 0.5 (1981) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Edwards 0.6 (1984) 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. 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.