Nick Collison vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Collison: 2004-05 to 2017-18
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Collison 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nick Collison 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nick Collison 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nick Collison 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nick Collison 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nick Collison 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Nick Collison 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nick Collison 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 Collison 5.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Collison 5.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nick Collison 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nick Collison 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Collison 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Collison 5,359 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nick Collison 4,701 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nick Collison 939 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nick Collison 446 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nick Collison 469 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nick Collison 910 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Collison .534 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nick Collison .208 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Collison .723 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Collison 9.8 (2008) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Collison 9.4 (2008) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nick Collison 1.5 (2013) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Collison 0.7 (2009) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Collison 0.8 (2007) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Collison 4.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nick Collison 3.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nick Collison 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nick Collison 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Collison 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Collison 391 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nick Collison 348 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nick Collison 71 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nick Collison 52 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nick Collison 44 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nick Collison 91 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Collison .558 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nick Collison .429 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Collison .682 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Collison 8.4 (2005) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Collison 5.8 (2011) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nick Collison 1.1 (2013) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Collison 0.9 (2016) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Collison 1.0 (2013) 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.