Nick Anderson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Nick Anderson 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

Nick Anderson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Anderson: 1989-90 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nick Anderson 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nick Anderson 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nick Anderson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nick Anderson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nick Anderson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nick Anderson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nick Anderson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nick Anderson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nick Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nick Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Anderson 14.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Anderson 5.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nick Anderson 2.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nick Anderson 1.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Anderson 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Anderson 11,529 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nick Anderson 4,064 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nick Anderson 2,087 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nick Anderson 1,114 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nick Anderson 364 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nick Anderson 800 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Anderson .446 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nick Anderson .356 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Anderson .667 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Anderson 19.9 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Anderson 6.4 (1992) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nick Anderson 4.1 (1995) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Anderson 1.9 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Anderson 0.7 (1993) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Anderson 13.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nick Anderson 4.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nick Anderson 2.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nick Anderson 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Anderson 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Anderson 644 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nick Anderson 238 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nick Anderson 110 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nick Anderson 72 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nick Anderson 29 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nick Anderson 49 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Anderson .413 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nick Anderson .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Anderson .678 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Anderson 20.8 (1999) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Anderson 6.8 (1999) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nick Anderson 3.3 (1994) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Anderson 2.3 (1999) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Anderson 1.8 (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.