Sam Perkins vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Sam Perkins 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

Sam Perkins

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Perkins: 1984-85 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Perkins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sam Perkins 17 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sam Perkins 15 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sam Perkins 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Perkins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Perkins 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Perkins 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Perkins 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Perkins 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Sam Perkins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sam Perkins 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 6.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 15,324 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 7,666 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sam Perkins 1,975 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sam Perkins 1,105 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 933 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sam Perkins 1,286 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .459 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sam Perkins .362 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .811 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 16.5 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 8.8 (1992) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 2.3 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.4 (1987) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 1.2 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 11.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 5.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Perkins 1,861 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sam Perkins 936 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sam Perkins 246 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sam Perkins 118 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Perkins 126 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sam Perkins 167 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Perkins .444 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sam Perkins .363 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Perkins .785 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Perkins 18.8 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Perkins 12.8 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Perkins 3.3 (1995) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Perkins 1.5 (1988) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Perkins 1.4 (1991) 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.