Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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

Jaren Jackson Jr.

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaren Jackson Jr.: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jaren Jackson Jr. 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Jerry West 5

Defensive Player of The Year Jaren Jackson Jr. 1 Jerry West 0 *

Scoring Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

Blocks Leader Jaren Jackson Jr. 2 Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 5.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 5,877 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 1,841 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 454 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 322 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 664 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 333 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .460 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .345 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .795 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.3 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.2 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 3.0 (2023) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 6.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaren Jackson Jr. 361 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jaren Jackson Jr. 156 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jaren Jackson Jr. 25 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jaren Jackson Jr. 20 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 48 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jaren Jackson Jr. 23 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .399 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .336 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaren Jackson Jr. .810 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0 (2023) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 7.8 (2023) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.5 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 1.0 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jaren Jackson Jr. 2.5 (2022) 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.