Phil Chenier vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Phil Chenier 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

Phil Chenier

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Phil Chenier: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Phil Chenier 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Phil Chenier 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Phil Chenier 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Phil Chenier 3 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Phil Chenier 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Phil Chenier 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Phil Chenier 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Phil Chenier 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Phil Chenier 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Phil Chenier 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Phil Chenier 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Chenier 17.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Phil Chenier 3.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Phil Chenier 3.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Phil Chenier 1.6 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Chenier 0.6 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Chenier 9,931 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Phil Chenier 2,063 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Phil Chenier 1,742 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Phil Chenier 682 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Phil Chenier 238 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Phil Chenier 578 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Chenier .444 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Phil Chenier .400 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Chenier .806 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Chenier 21.9 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Chenier 5.1 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Phil Chenier 4.2 (1973) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Phil Chenier 2.3 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Chenier 0.9 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Chenier 18.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Phil Chenier 3.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Phil Chenier 2.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Phil Chenier 1.2 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Chenier 0.5 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Chenier 1,088 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Phil Chenier 230 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Phil Chenier 131 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Phil Chenier 59 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Phil Chenier 26 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Phil Chenier 60 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Chenier .450 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Phil Chenier - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Chenier .845 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Chenier 25.0 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Chenier 6.1 (1974) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Phil Chenier 3.4 (1973) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Phil Chenier 1.9 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Chenier 1.1 (1974) * 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.