Norm Swanson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Norm Swanson 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

Norm Swanson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Norm Swanson: 1953-54 to 1953-54
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Norm Swanson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Norm Swanson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Norm Swanson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Norm Swanson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Norm Swanson 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Norm Swanson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Norm Swanson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Norm Swanson 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Norm Swanson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Norm Swanson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Norm Swanson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Swanson 1.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Norm Swanson 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Norm Swanson 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Norm Swanson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Swanson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Swanson 100 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Norm Swanson 110 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Norm Swanson 33 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Norm Swanson - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Norm Swanson - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Norm Swanson 63 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Swanson .226 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Norm Swanson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Swanson .594 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Swanson 1.6 (1954) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Swanson 1.7 (1954) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Norm Swanson 0.5 (1954) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Norm Swanson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Swanson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Norm Swanson 1.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Norm Swanson 0.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Norm Swanson 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Norm Swanson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Norm Swanson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Norm Swanson 8 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Norm Swanson 5 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Norm Swanson 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Norm Swanson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Norm Swanson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Norm Swanson 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Norm Swanson .429 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Norm Swanson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Norm Swanson .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Norm Swanson 1.3 (1954) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Norm Swanson 0.8 (1954) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Norm Swanson 0.0 (1954) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Norm Swanson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Norm Swanson - 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.