Jay Vincent vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jay Vincent: 1981-82 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jay Vincent 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jay Vincent 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jay Vincent 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jay Vincent 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jay Vincent 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jay Vincent 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jay Vincent 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jay Vincent 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 Vincent 15.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jay Vincent 5.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jay Vincent 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jay Vincent 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jay Vincent 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jay Vincent 8,729 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jay Vincent 3,167 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jay Vincent 1,124 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jay Vincent 413 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jay Vincent 172 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jay Vincent 576 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jay Vincent .474 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jay Vincent .148 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jay Vincent .784 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jay Vincent 21.4 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jay Vincent 8.9 (1985) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jay Vincent 2.6 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jay Vincent 1.1 (1982) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jay Vincent 0.6 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jay Vincent 12.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jay Vincent 4.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jay Vincent 1.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jay Vincent 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jay Vincent 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jay Vincent 490 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jay Vincent 177 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jay Vincent 46 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jay Vincent 24 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jay Vincent 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jay Vincent 38 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jay Vincent .410 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jay Vincent .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jay Vincent .862 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jay Vincent 17.5 (1988) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jay Vincent 7.0 (1984) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jay Vincent 1.9 (1984) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jay Vincent 1.5 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jay Vincent 0.8 (1985) 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.