Jimmy Oliver vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jimmy Oliver 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

Jimmy Oliver

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Oliver: 1991-92 to 1998-99
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Oliver 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Oliver 4.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Oliver 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jimmy Oliver 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Oliver 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Oliver 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Oliver 331 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jimmy Oliver 80 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jimmy Oliver 55 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jimmy Oliver 27 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Oliver 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jimmy Oliver 78 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Oliver .407 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Oliver .340 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Oliver .772 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Oliver 5.0 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Oliver 2.0 (1998) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Oliver 1.0 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Oliver 0.5 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Oliver 0.1 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jimmy Oliver 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Oliver - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Oliver - 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.