Rich Rinaldi vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Rinaldi: 1971-72 to 1973-74
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Rinaldi 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rich Rinaldi 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rich Rinaldi 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rich Rinaldi 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rich Rinaldi 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rich Rinaldi 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Rich Rinaldi 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rich Rinaldi 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 Rinaldi 5.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 393 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 93 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 73 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 3 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 1 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 79 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .393 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi .724 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 8.5 (1973) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 2.1 (1973) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 1.5 (1973) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.4 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Rinaldi 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rich Rinaldi 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rich Rinaldi 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rich Rinaldi 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rich Rinaldi 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rich Rinaldi 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Rinaldi .500 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Rich Rinaldi - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.7 (1972) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.0 (1972) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rich Rinaldi 0.3 (1972) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Rich Rinaldi - * 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.