Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Jerry West 1

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 281 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 67 Jerry West 855

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 65 Jerry West 970

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .465 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .409 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .889 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.3 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (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.