Shareef Abdur-Rahim vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Shareef Abdur-Rahim 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

Shareef Abdur-Rahim

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shareef Abdur-Rahim: 1996-97 to 2007-08
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Shareef Abdur-Rahim 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 18.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 15,028 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6,239 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2,109 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 820 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 638 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 830 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .472 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .297 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .810 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 23.0 (1999) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 10.1 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 3.4 (1999) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.4 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.1 (1999) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shareef Abdur-Rahim 55 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Shareef Abdur-Rahim 29 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Shareef Abdur-Rahim 7 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Shareef Abdur-Rahim 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .535 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shareef Abdur-Rahim .600 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 9.2 (2006) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 4.8 (2006) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1.2 (2006) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.3 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shareef Abdur-Rahim 0.0 (2006) 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.