Steve Sheppard vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Steve Sheppard 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

Steve Sheppard

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Sheppard: 1977-78 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Sheppard 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard 3.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Sheppard 367 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Sheppard 178 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Sheppard 62 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Sheppard 22 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Sheppard 4 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Sheppard 106 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Sheppard .459 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Sheppard - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Sheppard .633 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard 4.3 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard 2.0 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.7 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.2 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard 0.0 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Sheppard 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Sheppard - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Steve Sheppard - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Sheppard - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Sheppard - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Sheppard - 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.