Monk Meineke vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Monk Meineke 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

Monk Meineke

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Monk Meineke: 1952-53 to 1957-58
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Monk Meineke 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Monk Meineke 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Monk Meineke 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Monk Meineke 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Monk Meineke 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Monk Meineke 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Monk Meineke 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Monk Meineke 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Monk Meineke 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Monk Meineke 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Monk Meineke 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Monk Meineke 1 Jerry West 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 6.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monk Meineke 2,338 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Monk Meineke 1,626 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Monk Meineke 433 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Monk Meineke - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Monk Meineke - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Monk Meineke 343 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monk Meineke .367 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Monk Meineke - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monk Meineke .756 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 10.7 (1953) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 6.9 (1953) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 2.2 (1953) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 5.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 4.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Monk Meineke 146 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Monk Meineke 100 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Monk Meineke 26 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Monk Meineke - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Monk Meineke - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Monk Meineke 25 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Monk Meineke .351 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Monk Meineke - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Monk Meineke .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Monk Meineke 7.5 (1953) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Monk Meineke 5.5 (1958) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Monk Meineke 1.5 (1954) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Monk Meineke - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.