Mitchell Butler vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mitchell Butler 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

Mitchell Butler

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mitchell Butler: 1993-94 to 2003-04
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mitchell Butler 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mitchell Butler 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mitchell Butler 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mitchell Butler 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mitchell Butler 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mitchell Butler 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mitchell Butler 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mitchell Butler 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mitchell Butler 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mitchell Butler 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mitchell Butler 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitchell Butler 5.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mitchell Butler 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitchell Butler 1,868 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mitchell Butler 717 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mitchell Butler 342 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mitchell Butler 214 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mitchell Butler 53 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mitchell Butler 362 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitchell Butler .438 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mitchell Butler .304 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitchell Butler .623 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitchell Butler 7.9 (1995) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mitchell Butler 3.0 (1994) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mitchell Butler 1.2 (1995) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.8 (1995) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.3 (1994) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mitchell Butler 1.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mitchell Butler 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mitchell Butler 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mitchell Butler 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mitchell Butler 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mitchell Butler 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mitchell Butler 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mitchell Butler .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mitchell Butler - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mitchell Butler - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mitchell Butler 1.0 (1997) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.5 (1997) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.0 (1997) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.0 (1997) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mitchell Butler 0.0 (1997) 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.