Ron Anderson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ron Anderson 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

Ron Anderson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Anderson: 1984-85 to 1993-94
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ron Anderson 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ron Anderson 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ron Anderson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ron Anderson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ron Anderson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Anderson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Anderson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Anderson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ron Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ron Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Anderson 10.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Anderson 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ron Anderson 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ron Anderson 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Anderson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Anderson 7,056 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ron Anderson 2,312 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ron Anderson 952 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ron Anderson 470 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ron Anderson 90 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ron Anderson 664 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Anderson .471 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ron Anderson .287 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Anderson .814 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Anderson 16.2 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Anderson 5.0 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ron Anderson 1.9 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Anderson 1.0 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Anderson 0.3 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Anderson 9.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ron Anderson 3.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ron Anderson 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ron Anderson 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Anderson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Anderson 266 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ron Anderson 80 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ron Anderson 46 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ron Anderson 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ron Anderson 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ron Anderson 27 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Anderson .444 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ron Anderson .364 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Anderson .926 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Anderson 20.7 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Anderson 5.3 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ron Anderson 4.3 (1989) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Anderson 0.8 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Anderson 0.7 (1989) 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.