Shabazz Napier vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Shabazz Napier 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

Shabazz Napier

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shabazz Napier: 2014-15 to 2019-20
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shabazz Napier 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Shabazz Napier 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Shabazz Napier 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Shabazz Napier 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Shabazz Napier 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Shabazz Napier 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shabazz Napier 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Shabazz Napier 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shabazz Napier 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Shabazz Napier 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Shabazz Napier 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 7.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shabazz Napier 2,433 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Shabazz Napier 657 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Shabazz Napier 849 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Shabazz Napier 286 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Shabazz Napier 48 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Shabazz Napier 345 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shabazz Napier .397 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Shabazz Napier .345 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shabazz Napier .815 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 10.3 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.8 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 4.7 (2020) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.2 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.3 (2019) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 6.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shabazz Napier 62 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Shabazz Napier 13 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Shabazz Napier 17 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Shabazz Napier 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Shabazz Napier 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Shabazz Napier 9 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shabazz Napier .488 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Shabazz Napier .400 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shabazz Napier .778 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shabazz Napier 8.0 (2019) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Shabazz Napier 2.3 (2019) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shabazz Napier 3.7 (2019) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shabazz Napier 1.5 (2018) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shabazz Napier 0.0 (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.