Jim Jackson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jim Jackson 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

Jim Jackson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Jackson: 1992-93 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Jackson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Jackson 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Jackson 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Jackson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Jackson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Jackson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Jackson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Jackson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Jackson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jim Jackson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Jackson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Jackson 14.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Jackson 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Jackson 3.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Jackson 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Jackson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Jackson 12,690 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Jackson 4,152 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Jackson 2,851 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Jackson 726 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Jackson 188 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Jackson 885 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Jackson .428 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Jackson .365 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Jackson .825 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Jackson 25.7 (1995) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Jackson 6.1 (2004) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Jackson 4.8 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Jackson 1.4 (1993) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Jackson 0.4 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Jackson 9.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Jackson 4.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Jackson 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Jackson 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Jackson 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Jackson 473 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Jackson 193 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Jackson 67 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Jackson 31 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Jackson 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Jackson 48 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Jackson .447 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jim Jackson .420 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Jackson .828 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Jackson 14.8 (2004) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Jackson 10.4 (2004) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Jackson 2.0 (2004) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Jackson 1.0 (2004) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Jackson 0.5 (2005) 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.