Larry Steele vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Steele: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Steele 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Larry Steele 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Larry Steele 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Larry Steele 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Larry Steele 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Steele 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Larry Steele 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Larry Steele 0 Jerry West 1

Steals Leader Larry Steele 1 * 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 Larry Steele 8.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Steele 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Larry Steele 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Larry Steele 1.8 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Steele 0.2 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Steele 5,009 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Larry Steele 1,781 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Larry Steele 1,719 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Larry Steele 846 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Larry Steele 96 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Larry Steele 610 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Steele .483 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Steele .796 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Steele 10.3 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Steele 3.9 (1972) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Larry Steele 4.2 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Steele 2.7 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Steele 0.4 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Steele 6.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Steele 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Larry Steele 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Larry Steele 1.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Steele 0.1 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Steele 185 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Larry Steele 64 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Larry Steele 39 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Larry Steele 26 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Steele 2 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Larry Steele 27 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Steele .424 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Larry Steele .823 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Steele 13.3 (1979) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Steele 4.3 (1978) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Larry Steele 2.3 (1979) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Steele 3.3 (1979) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Steele 0.3 (1978) * 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.