Matt Costello vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Matt Costello 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

Matt Costello

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Costello: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Costello 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Matt Costello 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Matt Costello 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Matt Costello 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Matt Costello 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Costello 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Costello 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Costello 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Costello 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Matt Costello 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Matt Costello 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello 4 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Matt Costello 9 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Matt Costello 2 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Matt Costello 2 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Matt Costello 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Matt Costello 4 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello .500 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello 1.0 (2018) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello 2.3 (2018) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello 0.5 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Costello - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Matt Costello - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Matt Costello - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Matt Costello - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Matt Costello - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Matt Costello 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Costello - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Matt Costello - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Costello - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Costello - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Costello - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Costello - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Costello - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Costello - 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.