Larry Sanders vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Larry Sanders 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

Larry Sanders

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Sanders: 2010-11 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Sanders 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Larry Sanders 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Larry Sanders 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Larry Sanders 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Larry Sanders 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Sanders 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Sanders 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Sanders 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Sanders 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Larry Sanders 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Larry Sanders 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Sanders 6.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Sanders 5.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Larry Sanders 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Larry Sanders 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Sanders 1.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Sanders 1,520 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Larry Sanders 1,345 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Larry Sanders 174 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Larry Sanders 152 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Larry Sanders 429 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Larry Sanders 238 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Sanders .480 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Larry Sanders .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Sanders .553 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Sanders 9.8 (2013) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Sanders 9.5 (2013) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Larry Sanders 1.2 (2013) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Sanders 1.0 (2015) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Sanders 2.8 (2013) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Sanders 10.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Sanders 8.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Larry Sanders 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Larry Sanders 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Sanders 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Sanders 43 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Larry Sanders 33 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Larry Sanders 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Larry Sanders 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Sanders 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Larry Sanders 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Sanders .576 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Larry Sanders - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Sanders .455 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Sanders 10.8 (2013) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Sanders 8.3 (2013) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Larry Sanders 1.3 (2013) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Sanders 0.8 (2013) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Sanders 1.3 (2013) 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.