Jim Price vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Price: 1972-73 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Price 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Price 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Price 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Price 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Price 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Price 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Price 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jim Price 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Price 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 Price 10.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Price 3.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Price 3.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Price 1.6 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Price 0.3 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Price 5,088 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Price 1,566 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Price 1,886 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Price 724 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Price 126 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Price 510 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Price .444 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Price - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Price .815 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Price 16.1 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Price 4.6 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Price 5.7 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Price 2.2 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Price 0.5 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Price 6.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Price 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Price 2.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Price 1.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Price 0.1 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Price 138 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Price 55 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Price 62 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Price 25 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Price 1 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Price 23 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Price .351 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jim Price - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Price .625 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Price 11.8 (1974) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Price 4.0 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Price 4.2 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Price 2.0 (1977) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Price 0.2 (1977) * 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.