John Lambert vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Lambert: 1975-76 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Lambert 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Lambert 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Lambert 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Lambert 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Lambert 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Lambert 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Lambert 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Lambert 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 Lambert 3.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lambert 1,688 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Lambert 1,493 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Lambert 248 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Lambert 153 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Lambert 172 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Lambert 446 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lambert .428 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Lambert .083 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lambert .693 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lambert 5.4 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 4.8 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.8 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.6 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.7 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Lambert 2.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Lambert 68 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Lambert 60 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Lambert 11 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Lambert 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Lambert 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Lambert 28 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Lambert .400 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Lambert .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Lambert .800 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Lambert 3.3 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Lambert 4.0 (1978) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Lambert 0.6 (1981) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Lambert 0.7 (1977) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Lambert 0.3 (1976) 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. 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.