Joe Pace vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Joe Pace 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

Joe Pace

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Pace: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Pace 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Pace 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Pace 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Pace 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Pace 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Pace 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Pace 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Pace 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Pace 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Joe Pace 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe Pace 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Pace 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Pace 2.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Pace 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Pace 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Pace 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Pace 255 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Pace 168 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Pace 27 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Pace 14 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Pace 38 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Pace 79 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Pace .467 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joe Pace - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Pace .598 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Pace 3.9 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Pace 2.7 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Pace 0.5 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Pace 0.2 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Pace 0.6 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Pace 2.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Pace 2.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Pace 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Pace 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Pace 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Pace 25 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Pace 20 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Pace 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Pace 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Pace 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Pace 9 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Pace .700 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Joe Pace - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Pace .733 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Pace 2.8 (1978) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Pace 2.2 (1978) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Pace 0.1 (1978) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Pace 0.1 (1978) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Pace 0.7 (1978) 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.