Melvin Turpin vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Turpin: 1984-85 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Turpin 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Melvin Turpin 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Melvin Turpin 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Melvin Turpin 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Melvin Turpin 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Melvin Turpin 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Melvin Turpin 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Melvin Turpin 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 Turpin 8.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Turpin 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Turpin 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Turpin 3,071 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Melvin Turpin 1,655 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Melvin Turpin 183 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Melvin Turpin 155 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Melvin Turpin 348 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Melvin Turpin 361 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Turpin .516 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Melvin Turpin .111 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Turpin .777 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Turpin 13.7 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Turpin 7.0 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.7 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.8 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Turpin 1.3 (1986) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Turpin 3.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Turpin 1.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Turpin 33 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Melvin Turpin 14 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Melvin Turpin 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Melvin Turpin 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Melvin Turpin 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Melvin Turpin 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Turpin .536 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Turpin .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Turpin 6.3 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Turpin 2.0 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.3 (1988) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Melvin Turpin 1.0 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Turpin 0.6 (1988) 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.