Slater Martin vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Slater Martin 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

Slater Martin

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Slater Martin: 1949-50 to 1959-60
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Slater Martin 5 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Slater Martin 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Slater Martin 11 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Slater Martin 7 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Slater Martin 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Slater Martin 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Slater Martin 5 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Slater Martin 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Slater Martin 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Slater Martin 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Slater Martin 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Slater Martin 9.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 3.4 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 4.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Slater Martin 7,337 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Slater Martin 2,302 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Slater Martin 3,160 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Slater Martin - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Slater Martin - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Slater Martin 745 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slater Martin .364 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Slater Martin - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Slater Martin .762 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slater Martin 13.6 (1955) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 4.4 (1957) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 6.2 (1956) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Slater Martin 10.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 3.4 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 3.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Slater Martin 924 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Slater Martin 270 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Slater Martin 354 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Slater Martin - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Slater Martin - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Slater Martin 92 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Slater Martin .351 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Slater Martin - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Slater Martin .715 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Slater Martin 18.0 (1956) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Slater Martin 6.0 (1951) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Slater Martin 5.0 (1956) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Slater Martin - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.