Jarred Vanderbilt vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jarred Vanderbilt 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

Jarred Vanderbilt

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jarred Vanderbilt: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jarred Vanderbilt 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jarred Vanderbilt 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jarred Vanderbilt 3 Jerry West 13

NBA Cups Won Jarred Vanderbilt 1 * Jerry West 0 *

All-Star Games Jarred Vanderbilt 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jarred Vanderbilt 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jarred Vanderbilt 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jarred Vanderbilt 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jarred Vanderbilt 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jarred Vanderbilt 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jarred Vanderbilt 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jarred Vanderbilt 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 6.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 6.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jarred Vanderbilt 1,661 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jarred Vanderbilt 1,744 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jarred Vanderbilt 395 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jarred Vanderbilt 291 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 120 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jarred Vanderbilt 273 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jarred Vanderbilt .568 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jarred Vanderbilt .290 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jarred Vanderbilt .645 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 7.9 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 8.4 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 2.4 (2023) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 1.3 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 0.7 (2021) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 4.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 3.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jarred Vanderbilt 102 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jarred Vanderbilt 92 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jarred Vanderbilt 16 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jarred Vanderbilt 18 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jarred Vanderbilt 15 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jarred Vanderbilt 24 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jarred Vanderbilt .425 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jarred Vanderbilt .241 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jarred Vanderbilt .700 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 5.5 (2022) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 7.2 (2022) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 0.8 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 1.2 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jarred Vanderbilt 0.8 (2023) 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.