Melvin Sanders vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Melvin Sanders 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

Melvin Sanders

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Sanders: 2005-06 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Sanders 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Melvin Sanders 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Melvin Sanders 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Melvin Sanders 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Melvin Sanders 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Melvin Sanders 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Sanders 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Melvin Sanders 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Sanders 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Melvin Sanders 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Melvin Sanders 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Sanders 2.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Sanders 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Melvin Sanders 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Melvin Sanders 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Sanders 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Sanders 41 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Melvin Sanders 23 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Melvin Sanders 3 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Melvin Sanders 5 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Melvin Sanders 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Melvin Sanders 16 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Sanders .485 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Melvin Sanders .667 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Sanders .700 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Sanders 2.6 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Sanders 1.4 (2006) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Melvin Sanders 0.2 (2006) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Melvin Sanders 0.3 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Sanders 0.0 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Melvin Sanders 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Sanders - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Melvin Sanders - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Sanders - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Melvin Sanders - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Sanders - 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.