John Rudd vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Rudd: 1978-79 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Rudd 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Rudd 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Rudd 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Rudd 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Rudd 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Rudd 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Rudd 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Rudd 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 Rudd 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Rudd 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Rudd 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Rudd 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Rudd 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Rudd 184 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Rudd 167 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Rudd 35 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Rudd 17 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Rudd 8 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Rudd 58 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Rudd .444 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage John Rudd .710 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Rudd 3.2 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Rudd 2.9 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Rudd 0.6 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Rudd 0.3 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Rudd 0.1 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Rudd - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Rudd - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Rudd - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Rudd - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Rudd - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Rudd - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Rudd - Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Rudd - Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Rudd - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Rudd - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Rudd 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Rudd - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage John Rudd - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game John Rudd - 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.