Steve Stipanovich vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Stipanovich: 1983-84 to 1987-88
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Stipanovich 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Stipanovich 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Stipanovich 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Stipanovich 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Stipanovich 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Stipanovich 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Stipanovich 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Stipanovich 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 Stipanovich 13.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Stipanovich 7.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Stipanovich 2.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Stipanovich 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Stipanovich 0.9 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Stipanovich 5,323 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Stipanovich 3,131 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Stipanovich 938 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Stipanovich 415 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Stipanovich 380 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Stipanovich 403 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Stipanovich .484 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Stipanovich .179 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Stipanovich .796 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Stipanovich 13.7 (1985) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Stipanovich 8.3 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Stipanovich 2.6 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Stipanovich 1.3 (1987) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Stipanovich 1.2 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Stipanovich 13.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Stipanovich 7.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Stipanovich 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Stipanovich 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Stipanovich 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Stipanovich 55 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Stipanovich 30 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Stipanovich 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Stipanovich 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Stipanovich 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Stipanovich 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Stipanovich .553 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Steve Stipanovich .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Stipanovich .684 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Stipanovich 13.8 (1987) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Stipanovich 7.5 (1987) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Stipanovich 0.8 (1987) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Stipanovich 0.8 (1987) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Stipanovich 0.5 (1987) 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.