Rudy Fernandez vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Rudy Fernandez 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

Rudy Fernandez

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Fernandez: 2008-09 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Fernandez 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Fernandez 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rudy Fernandez 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rudy Fernandez 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rudy Fernandez 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rudy Fernandez 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Fernandez 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy Fernandez 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Fernandez 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rudy Fernandez 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rudy Fernandez 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Fernandez 9.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Fernandez 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Fernandez 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Fernandez 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Fernandez 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Fernandez 2,254 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rudy Fernandez 608 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rudy Fernandez 554 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rudy Fernandez 249 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rudy Fernandez 40 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rudy Fernandez 249 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Fernandez .399 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rudy Fernandez .360 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Fernandez .840 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Fernandez 10.4 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Fernandez 2.7 (2009) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rudy Fernandez 2.5 (2011) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Fernandez 1.1 (2011) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Fernandez 0.2 (2011) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Fernandez 5.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Fernandez 2.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rudy Fernandez 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Fernandez 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Fernandez 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Fernandez 103 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rudy Fernandez 39 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rudy Fernandez 19 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rudy Fernandez 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rudy Fernandez 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rudy Fernandez 18 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Fernandez .388 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rudy Fernandez .423 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Fernandez .792 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Fernandez 7.5 (2009) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Fernandez 2.8 (2009) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rudy Fernandez 1.3 (2010) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Fernandez 1.3 (2009) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Fernandez 0.5 (2009) 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.