Royce O'Neale vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Royce O'Neale 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

Royce O'Neale

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Royce O'Neale: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Royce O'Neale 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Royce O'Neale 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Royce O'Neale 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Royce O'Neale 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Royce O'Neale 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Royce O'Neale 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Royce O'Neale 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Royce O'Neale 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Royce O'Neale 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Royce O'Neale 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Royce O'Neale 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Royce O'Neale 6.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Royce O'Neale 4.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Royce O'Neale 2.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Royce O'Neale 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Royce O'Neale 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Royce O'Neale 3,564 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Royce O'Neale 2,524 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Royce O'Neale 1,273 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Royce O'Neale 416 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Royce O'Neale 229 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Royce O'Neale 525 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Royce O'Neale .426 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Royce O'Neale .381 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Royce O'Neale .773 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Royce O'Neale 8.8 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Royce O'Neale 6.8 (2021) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Royce O'Neale 3.7 (2023) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Royce O'Neale 1.1 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Royce O'Neale 0.6 (2023) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Royce O'Neale 7.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Royce O'Neale 5.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Royce O'Neale 1.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Royce O'Neale 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Royce O'Neale 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Royce O'Neale 371 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Royce O'Neale 249 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Royce O'Neale 92 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Royce O'Neale 42 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Royce O'Neale 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Royce O'Neale 48 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Royce O'Neale .438 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Royce O'Neale .369 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Royce O'Neale .711 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Royce O'Neale 11.3 (2021) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Royce O'Neale 7.3 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Royce O'Neale 3.5 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Royce O'Neale 1.3 (2020) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Royce O'Neale 0.4 (2019) 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.