Mark Jackson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mark Jackson 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

Mark Jackson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark Jackson: 1987-88 to 2003-04
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark Jackson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mark Jackson 17 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mark Jackson 14 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mark Jackson 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mark Jackson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mark Jackson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mark Jackson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mark Jackson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mark Jackson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mark Jackson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mark Jackson 1 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Mark Jackson 1 Jerry West 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Jackson 9.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mark Jackson 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mark Jackson 8.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mark Jackson 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Jackson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Jackson 12,489 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mark Jackson 4,963 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mark Jackson 10,334 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mark Jackson 1,608 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mark Jackson 117 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mark Jackson 1,296 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Jackson .447 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mark Jackson .332 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Jackson .770 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Jackson 16.9 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Jackson 4.8 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mark Jackson 11.4 (1997) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mark Jackson 2.5 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Jackson 0.2 (1995) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Jackson 9.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mark Jackson 3.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mark Jackson 6.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mark Jackson 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Jackson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Jackson 1,185 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mark Jackson 477 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mark Jackson 905 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mark Jackson 131 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mark Jackson 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mark Jackson 131 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Jackson .432 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mark Jackson .345 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Jackson .777 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Jackson 15.2 (1993) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Jackson 5.8 (1993) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mark Jackson 10.1 (1989) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mark Jackson 2.5 (1988) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Jackson 0.3 (1991) 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.