Mike Sweetney vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Sweetney: 2003-04 to 2006-07
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Sweetney 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mike Sweetney 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mike Sweetney 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mike Sweetney 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Sweetney 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Sweetney 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Mike Sweetney 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mike Sweetney 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 Sweetney 6.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sweetney 4.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mike Sweetney 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike Sweetney 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sweetney 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Sweetney 1,516 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mike Sweetney 1,045 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mike Sweetney 145 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mike Sweetney 73 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mike Sweetney 107 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mike Sweetney 233 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Sweetney .485 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mike Sweetney .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Sweetney .689 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Sweetney 8.4 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sweetney 5.4 (2005) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mike Sweetney 0.9 (2006) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Sweetney 0.4 (2004) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sweetney 0.8 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Sweetney 5.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sweetney 3.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mike Sweetney 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mike Sweetney 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sweetney 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Sweetney 61 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mike Sweetney 43 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mike Sweetney 7 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mike Sweetney 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mike Sweetney 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mike Sweetney 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Sweetney .447 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Mike Sweetney .704 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Sweetney 7.2 (2006) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Sweetney 5.5 (2006) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Sweetney 1.2 (2006) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Sweetney 0.5 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Sweetney 1.0 (2006) 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.