Paolo Banchero vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Paolo Banchero 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

Paolo Banchero

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paolo Banchero: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paolo Banchero 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Paolo Banchero 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Paolo Banchero 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Paolo Banchero 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paolo Banchero 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Paolo Banchero 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paolo Banchero 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Paolo Banchero 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paolo Banchero 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Paolo Banchero 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Paolo Banchero 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Paolo Banchero 1 Jerry West 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 21.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 3,241 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 1,051 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 700 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 131 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 86 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 152 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .442 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .321 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .731 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 22.6 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 6.9 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 5.4 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.9 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.6 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 25.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paolo Banchero 76 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Paolo Banchero 24 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Paolo Banchero 13 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Paolo Banchero 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Paolo Banchero 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Paolo Banchero 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paolo Banchero .492 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Paolo Banchero .350 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paolo Banchero .583 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paolo Banchero 25.3 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Paolo Banchero 8.0 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Paolo Banchero 4.3 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paolo Banchero 1.0 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paolo Banchero 0.3 (2024) 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.