Sonny Parker vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Sonny Parker 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

Sonny Parker

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sonny Parker: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sonny Parker 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sonny Parker 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sonny Parker 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sonny Parker 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sonny Parker 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sonny Parker 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Parker 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Sonny Parker 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sonny Parker 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Sonny Parker 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sonny Parker 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 9.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 4.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 1.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Parker 4,471 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sonny Parker 1,841 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sonny Parker 954 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sonny Parker 611 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sonny Parker 151 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sonny Parker 452 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Parker .501 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sonny Parker .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Parker .755 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 15.2 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 5.7 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 3.7 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 2.1 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.4 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 4.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 2.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sonny Parker 42 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sonny Parker 28 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sonny Parker 9 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sonny Parker 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sonny Parker 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sonny Parker 10 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sonny Parker .528 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sonny Parker - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sonny Parker 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sonny Parker 4.2 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sonny Parker 2.8 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sonny Parker 0.9 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sonny Parker 0.5 (1977) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sonny Parker 0.2 (1977) 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. 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.