John Edwards vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and John Edwards 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

John Edwards

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Edwards: 2004-05 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Edwards 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Edwards 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Edwards 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Edwards 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Edwards 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Edwards 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Edwards 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Edwards 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Edwards 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Edwards 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Edwards 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Edwards 1.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Edwards 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Edwards 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Edwards 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Edwards 99 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Edwards 67 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Edwards 8 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Edwards 6 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Edwards 19 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Edwards 65 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Edwards .447 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Edwards - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Edwards .600 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Edwards 1.8 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards 1.2 (2006) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Edwards 0.1 (2006) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Edwards 0.1 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Edwards 0.4 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Edwards - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Edwards - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Edwards - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Edwards - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Edwards - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Edwards - Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Edwards - Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Edwards - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Edwards - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Edwards 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Edwards - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Edwards - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Edwards - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Edwards - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Edwards - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Edwards - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Edwards - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Edwards - 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.