Nick Weatherspoon vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Weatherspoon: 1973-74 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Weatherspoon 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nick Weatherspoon 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nick Weatherspoon 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nick Weatherspoon 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nick Weatherspoon 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nick Weatherspoon 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Nick Weatherspoon 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nick Weatherspoon 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 Weatherspoon 9.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 4.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Weatherspoon 4,086 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nick Weatherspoon 2,232 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nick Weatherspoon 418 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nick Weatherspoon 344 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nick Weatherspoon 145 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nick Weatherspoon 453 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Weatherspoon .455 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Nick Weatherspoon .713 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 13.8 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 6.9 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 1.6 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 1.0 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 0.5 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 9.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 4.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Weatherspoon 281 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nick Weatherspoon 150 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nick Weatherspoon 26 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nick Weatherspoon 18 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nick Weatherspoon 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nick Weatherspoon 31 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Weatherspoon .489 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Nick Weatherspoon .699 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 12.3 (1976) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 6.0 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 1.4 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 0.8 (1975) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Weatherspoon 0.6 (1976) 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. 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.