Sterling Brown vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Sterling Brown 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

Sterling Brown

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sterling Brown: 2017-18 to 2022-23
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sterling Brown 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sterling Brown 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sterling Brown 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sterling Brown 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sterling Brown 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sterling Brown 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Sterling Brown 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sterling Brown 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Sterling Brown 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sterling Brown 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 1,431 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 891 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sterling Brown 268 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sterling Brown 140 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 47 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sterling Brown 268 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .419 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .363 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .796 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 8.2 (2021) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 4.4 (2021) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.4 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.8 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 2.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sterling Brown 63 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sterling Brown 41 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sterling Brown 22 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sterling Brown 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sterling Brown 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sterling Brown 24 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sterling Brown .389 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sterling Brown .276 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sterling Brown .722 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sterling Brown 4.1 (2019) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sterling Brown 2.7 (2019) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sterling Brown 1.7 (2019) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sterling Brown 0.5 (2019) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sterling Brown 0.3 (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.