Shawn Long vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Shawn Long 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

Shawn Long

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shawn Long: 2016-17 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shawn Long 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Shawn Long 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Shawn Long 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Shawn Long 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Shawn Long 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Shawn Long 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shawn Long 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Shawn Long 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shawn Long 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Shawn Long 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Shawn Long 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Long 8.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Long 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Shawn Long 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Shawn Long 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Long 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Long 148 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Shawn Long 85 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Shawn Long 13 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Shawn Long 9 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Shawn Long 9 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Shawn Long 18 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Long .560 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Shawn Long .368 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Long .543 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Long 8.2 (2017) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Long 4.7 (2017) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Shawn Long 0.7 (2017) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shawn Long 0.5 (2017) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Long 0.5 (2017) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shawn Long - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Long - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Shawn Long - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Shawn Long - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Long - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shawn Long - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Shawn Long - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Shawn Long - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Shawn Long - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Shawn Long - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Shawn Long 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shawn Long - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Shawn Long - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shawn Long - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shawn Long - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Shawn Long - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shawn Long - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shawn Long - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shawn Long - 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.