Rodney McGruder vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Rodney McGruder 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

Rodney McGruder

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney McGruder: 2016-17 to 2022-23
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rodney McGruder 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rodney McGruder 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 5.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney McGruder 1,825 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rodney McGruder 884 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rodney McGruder 381 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rodney McGruder 161 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rodney McGruder 50 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rodney McGruder 317 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney McGruder .420 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rodney McGruder .360 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney McGruder .672 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 7.6 (2019) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 3.6 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.7 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.6 (2017) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 (2017) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney McGruder 10 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rodney McGruder 8 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rodney McGruder 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rodney McGruder 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rodney McGruder 9 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney McGruder .444 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rodney McGruder .400 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney McGruder - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.6 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney McGruder 1.0 (2018) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.4 (2020) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney McGruder 0.0 (2020) 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.