Mitch McGary vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mitch McGary 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

Mitch McGary

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitch McGary: 2014-15 to 2015-16
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitch McGary 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mitch McGary 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mitch McGary 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mitch McGary 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mitch McGary 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mitch McGary 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitch McGary 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mitch McGary 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mitch McGary 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mitch McGary 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mitch McGary 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch McGary 4.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mitch McGary 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mitch McGary 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mitch McGary 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch McGary 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch McGary 227 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mitch McGary 183 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mitch McGary 17 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mitch McGary 17 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mitch McGary 18 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mitch McGary 52 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch McGary .527 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mitch McGary .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch McGary .580 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch McGary 6.3 (2015) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch McGary 5.2 (2015) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mitch McGary 0.4 (2015) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mitch McGary 0.5 (2015) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch McGary 0.5 (2015) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitch McGary - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mitch McGary - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mitch McGary - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mitch McGary - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mitch McGary - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitch McGary - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mitch McGary - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mitch McGary - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mitch McGary - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mitch McGary - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mitch McGary 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitch McGary - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mitch McGary - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitch McGary - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitch McGary - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mitch McGary - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mitch McGary - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mitch McGary - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mitch McGary - 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.