Rasho Nesterovic vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Rasho Nesterovic 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

Rasho Nesterovic

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rasho Nesterovic: 1998-99 to 2009-10
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rasho Nesterovic 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rasho Nesterovic 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rasho Nesterovic 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rasho Nesterovic 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rasho Nesterovic 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rasho Nesterovic 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rasho Nesterovic 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rasho Nesterovic 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rasho Nesterovic 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rasho Nesterovic 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rasho Nesterovic 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 6.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 5.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 1.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasho Nesterovic 5,519 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rasho Nesterovic 4,143 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rasho Nesterovic 836 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rasho Nesterovic 330 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rasho Nesterovic 934 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rasho Nesterovic 811 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasho Nesterovic .502 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rasho Nesterovic .077 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rasho Nesterovic .585 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 11.2 (2003) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 7.7 (2004) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 1.6 (2009) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 0.6 (2004) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 2.0 (2004) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 4.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 3.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rasho Nesterovic 253 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rasho Nesterovic 229 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rasho Nesterovic 38 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rasho Nesterovic 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rasho Nesterovic 39 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rasho Nesterovic 64 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rasho Nesterovic .468 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rasho Nesterovic .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rasho Nesterovic .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 11.3 (2002) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 6.7 (2002) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 1.5 (2000) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 0.8 (2000) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rasho Nesterovic 1.8 (2000) 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.