John Stockton vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Stockton: 1984-85 to 2002-03
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Stockton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Stockton 19 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Stockton 19 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Stockton 10 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Stockton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Stockton 2 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Stockton 11 Jerry West 12

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

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

Scoring Leader John Stockton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Stockton 9 Jerry West 1

Steals Leader John Stockton 2 Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Stockton 13.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Stockton 2.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Stockton 10.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Stockton 2.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Stockton 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Stockton 19,711 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Stockton 4,051 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Stockton 15,806 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Stockton 3,265 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Stockton 315 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Stockton 1,504 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Stockton .515 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Stockton .384 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Stockton .826 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Stockton 17.2 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Stockton 3.3 (1992) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Stockton 14.5 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Stockton 3.2 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Stockton 0.3 (2002) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Stockton 13.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Stockton 3.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Stockton 10.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Stockton 1.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Stockton 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Stockton 2,436 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Stockton 608 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Stockton 1,839 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Stockton 338 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Stockton 50 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Stockton 182 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Stockton .473 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Stockton .326 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Stockton .810 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Stockton 27.3 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Stockton 5.6 (2001) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Stockton 15.0 (1990) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Stockton 3.7 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Stockton 1.7 (1989) 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.