Lionel Malamed vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Lionel Malamed 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

Lionel Malamed

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lionel Malamed: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lionel Malamed 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Lionel Malamed 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Lionel Malamed 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Lionel Malamed 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Lionel Malamed 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Lionel Malamed 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lionel Malamed 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Lionel Malamed 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lionel Malamed 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Lionel Malamed 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Lionel Malamed 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lionel Malamed 5.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Lionel Malamed 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lionel Malamed 258 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Lionel Malamed 61 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Lionel Malamed 44 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lionel Malamed .334 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lionel Malamed .831 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lionel Malamed 5.9 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Lionel Malamed 1.4 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lionel Malamed - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Lionel Malamed - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lionel Malamed - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Lionel Malamed - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Lionel Malamed 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lionel Malamed - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lionel Malamed - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lionel Malamed - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lionel Malamed - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lionel Malamed - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.