Nick Shaback vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Shaback: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Shaback 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nick Shaback 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nick Shaback 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nick Shaback 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nick Shaback 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nick Shaback 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Nick Shaback 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nick Shaback 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 Shaback 4.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nick Shaback 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Shaback 242 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nick Shaback 29 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nick Shaback 53 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Shaback .265 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Shaback .717 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Shaback 4.6 (1947) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nick Shaback 0.5 (1947) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Shaback 5.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nick Shaback 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Shaback 15 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nick Shaback 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nick Shaback 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Shaback .273 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Shaback .600 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Shaback 5.0 (1947) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nick Shaback 0.0 (1947) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Shaback - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Shaback - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.