Phil Jackson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Phil Jackson: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Phil Jackson 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Phil Jackson 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Phil Jackson 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Phil Jackson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Phil Jackson 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Phil Jackson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Phil Jackson 0 Jerry West 12

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

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

Scoring Leader Phil Jackson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Phil Jackson 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 Jackson 6.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Phil Jackson 4.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Phil Jackson 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Phil Jackson 0.6 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Jackson 0.4 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Jackson 5,428 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Phil Jackson 3,454 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Phil Jackson 898 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Phil Jackson 281 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Phil Jackson 199 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Phil Jackson 807 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Jackson .453 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Phil Jackson .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Jackson .736 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Jackson 11.1 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Jackson 7.7 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Phil Jackson 1.7 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Phil Jackson 1.1 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Jackson 0.8 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Jackson 7.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Phil Jackson 4.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Phil Jackson 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Phil Jackson 0.8 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Jackson 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Jackson 515 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Phil Jackson 284 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Phil Jackson 63 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Phil Jackson 18 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Phil Jackson 8 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Phil Jackson 67 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Jackson .458 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Phil Jackson .782 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Jackson 11.3 (1974) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Jackson 8.3 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Phil Jackson 1.4 (1973) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Phil Jackson 1.3 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Jackson 1.0 (1975) * 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.