Morris Peterson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Morris Peterson 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

Morris Peterson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Morris Peterson: 2000-01 to 2010-11
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Morris Peterson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Morris Peterson 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Morris Peterson 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Morris Peterson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Morris Peterson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Morris Peterson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Morris Peterson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Morris Peterson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Morris Peterson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Morris Peterson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Morris Peterson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Morris Peterson 10.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Morris Peterson 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Morris Peterson 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Morris Peterson 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Morris Peterson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Morris Peterson 7,628 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Morris Peterson 2,483 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Morris Peterson 1,090 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Morris Peterson 639 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Morris Peterson 136 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Morris Peterson 711 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Morris Peterson .418 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Morris Peterson .373 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Morris Peterson .773 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Morris Peterson 16.8 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Morris Peterson 4.6 (2006) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Morris Peterson 2.4 (2002) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Morris Peterson 1.3 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Morris Peterson 0.4 (2003) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Morris Peterson 6.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Morris Peterson 2.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Morris Peterson 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Morris Peterson 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Morris Peterson 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Morris Peterson 222 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Morris Peterson 87 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Morris Peterson 36 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Morris Peterson 20 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Morris Peterson 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Morris Peterson 33 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Morris Peterson .457 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Morris Peterson .387 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Morris Peterson .767 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Morris Peterson 9.2 (2002) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Morris Peterson 4.5 (2007) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Morris Peterson 2.2 (2002) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Morris Peterson 1.0 (2002) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Morris Peterson 0.6 (2002) 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.