Rich Laurel vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Rich Laurel 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

Rich Laurel

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Laurel: 1977-78 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Laurel 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rich Laurel 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rich Laurel 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rich Laurel 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rich Laurel 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rich Laurel 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Laurel 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rich Laurel 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rich Laurel 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rich Laurel 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rich Laurel 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Laurel 2.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rich Laurel 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rich Laurel 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rich Laurel 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Laurel 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Laurel 24 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rich Laurel 10 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rich Laurel 3 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rich Laurel 3 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rich Laurel 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rich Laurel 10 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Laurel .323 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rich Laurel - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Laurel 1.000 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Laurel 2.4 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Laurel 1.0 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rich Laurel 0.3 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rich Laurel 0.3 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Laurel 0.1 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Laurel - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rich Laurel - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rich Laurel - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rich Laurel - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Laurel - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Laurel - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rich Laurel - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rich Laurel - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rich Laurel - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rich Laurel - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rich Laurel 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Laurel - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rich Laurel - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Laurel - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Laurel - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Laurel - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rich Laurel - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rich Laurel - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Laurel - 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.