James Silas vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Silas: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Silas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons James Silas 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played James Silas 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games James Silas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Silas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Silas 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader James Silas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader James Silas 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 Silas 14.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Silas 2.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game James Silas 3.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game James Silas 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Silas 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Silas 5,060 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds James Silas 745 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists James Silas 1,215 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals James Silas 252 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks James Silas 56 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games James Silas 357 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Silas .485 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage James Silas .852 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Silas 17.7 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Silas 3.1 (1981) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Silas 4.5 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Silas 1.0 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Silas 0.3 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Silas 14.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game James Silas 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game James Silas 3.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game James Silas 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Silas 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Silas 397 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds James Silas 64 Jerry West 855

Total Assists James Silas 95 Jerry West 970

Total Steals James Silas 32 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks James Silas 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games James Silas 27 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Silas .448 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage James Silas .808 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Silas 19.1 (1979) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Silas 3.0 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Silas 4.7 (1979) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Silas 2.0 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Silas 0.3 (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. 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.