Max Strus vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Max Strus 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

Max Strus

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Max Strus: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Max Strus 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Max Strus 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Max Strus 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Max Strus 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Max Strus 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Max Strus 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Max Strus 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Max Strus 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Max Strus 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Max Strus 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Max Strus 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Max Strus 10.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Max Strus 3.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Max Strus 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Max Strus 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Max Strus 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Max Strus 2,738 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Max Strus 840 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Max Strus 570 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Max Strus 145 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Max Strus 59 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Max Strus 259 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Max Strus .424 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Max Strus .365 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Max Strus .811 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Max Strus 12.2 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Max Strus 4.8 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Max Strus 4.0 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Max Strus 0.9 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Max Strus 0.4 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Max Strus 9.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Max Strus 3.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Max Strus 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Max Strus 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Max Strus 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Max Strus 429 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Max Strus 175 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Max Strus 77 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Max Strus 24 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Max Strus 15 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Max Strus 46 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Max Strus .384 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Max Strus .316 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Max Strus .778 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Max Strus 10.9 (2022) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Max Strus 6.3 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Max Strus 2.1 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Max Strus 0.8 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Max Strus 0.4 (2022) 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.