Jay Arnette vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jay Arnette 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

Jay Arnette

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jay Arnette: 1963-64 to 1965-66
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jay Arnette 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jay Arnette 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jay Arnette 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jay Arnette 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jay Arnette 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jay Arnette 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jay Arnette 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jay Arnette 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jay Arnette 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jay Arnette 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jay Arnette 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jay Arnette 3.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jay Arnette 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jay Arnette 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jay Arnette - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jay Arnette - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jay Arnette 424 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jay Arnette 116 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jay Arnette 139 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jay Arnette - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jay Arnette - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jay Arnette 114 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jay Arnette .365 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jay Arnette - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jay Arnette .760 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jay Arnette 3.8 (1964) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jay Arnette 1.1 (1964) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jay Arnette 1.5 (1964) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jay Arnette - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jay Arnette - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jay Arnette 3.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jay Arnette 1.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jay Arnette 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jay Arnette - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jay Arnette - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jay Arnette 29 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jay Arnette 10 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jay Arnette 10 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jay Arnette - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jay Arnette - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jay Arnette 9 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jay Arnette .344 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jay Arnette - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jay Arnette .875 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jay Arnette 3.6 (1964) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jay Arnette 1.3 (1964) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jay Arnette 1.1 (1964) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jay Arnette - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jay Arnette - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.