Robert Reid vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Robert Reid 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

Robert Reid

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Robert Reid: 1977-78 to 1990-91
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Robert Reid 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Robert Reid 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Robert Reid 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Robert Reid 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Robert Reid 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Robert Reid 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Robert Reid 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Robert Reid 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Robert Reid 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Robert Reid 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Robert Reid 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Reid 11.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Robert Reid 4.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Robert Reid 2.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Robert Reid 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Robert Reid 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Reid 10,448 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Robert Reid 4,168 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Robert Reid 2,500 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Robert Reid 973 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Robert Reid 403 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Robert Reid 919 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Reid .458 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Robert Reid .291 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Reid .732 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Reid 15.9 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Reid 7.1 (1981) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Robert Reid 4.3 (1987) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Robert Reid 2.0 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Robert Reid 1.0 (1991) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Robert Reid 13.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Robert Reid 4.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Robert Reid 4.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Robert Reid 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Robert Reid 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Robert Reid 1,025 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Robert Reid 391 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Robert Reid 335 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Robert Reid 106 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Robert Reid 41 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Robert Reid 79 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Robert Reid .437 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Robert Reid .151 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Robert Reid .724 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Robert Reid 18.0 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Robert Reid 8.7 (1982) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Robert Reid 6.9 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Robert Reid 2.4 (1981) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Robert Reid 1.1 (1981) 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.