Lonzo Ball vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Lonzo Ball 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

Lonzo Ball

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lonzo Ball: 2017-18 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lonzo Ball 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Lonzo Ball 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Lonzo Ball 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Lonzo Ball 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Lonzo Ball 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Lonzo Ball 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lonzo Ball 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Lonzo Ball 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lonzo Ball 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Lonzo Ball 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Lonzo Ball 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball 11.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball 5.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball 6.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball 1.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonzo Ball 2,995 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Lonzo Ball 1,447 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Lonzo Ball 1,563 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Lonzo Ball 391 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Lonzo Ball 162 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Lonzo Ball 252 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonzo Ball .400 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Lonzo Ball .364 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonzo Ball .578 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball 14.6 (2021) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball 6.9 (2018) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball 7.2 (2018) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball 1.8 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball 0.9 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Lonzo Ball 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonzo Ball - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Lonzo Ball - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonzo Ball - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lonzo Ball - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lonzo Ball - 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.