Mel McCants vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mel McCants 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

Mel McCants

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel McCants: 1989-90 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mel McCants 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mel McCants 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McCants 1.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 22 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 6 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mel McCants 2 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mel McCants 3 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mel McCants 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mel McCants 13 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants .308 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mel McCants - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants .750 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 1.7 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.5 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.2 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.1 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mel McCants 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mel McCants 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McCants - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mel McCants - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel McCants - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel McCants 0.0 (1990) 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.