Mike Bantom vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mike Bantom 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

Mike Bantom

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Bantom: 1973-74 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Bantom 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mike Bantom 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mike Bantom 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mike Bantom 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Bantom 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Bantom 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Bantom 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Bantom 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Bantom 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mike Bantom 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mike Bantom 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Bantom 12.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Bantom 6.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mike Bantom 2.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike Bantom 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Bantom 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Bantom 8,568 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mike Bantom 4,517 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mike Bantom 1,623 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mike Bantom 630 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mike Bantom 478 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mike Bantom 706 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Bantom .468 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mike Bantom .200 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Bantom .692 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Bantom 15.3 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Bantom 8.0 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mike Bantom 3.6 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Bantom 1.2 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Bantom 1.1 (1981) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Bantom 6.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Bantom 3.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mike Bantom 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mike Bantom 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Bantom 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Bantom 178 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mike Bantom 108 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mike Bantom 33 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mike Bantom 20 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mike Bantom 12 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mike Bantom 29 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Bantom .483 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mike Bantom - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Bantom .551 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Bantom 14.5 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Bantom 4.0 (1981) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Bantom 1.3 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Bantom 0.7 (1982) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Bantom 0.5 (1981) 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. 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.