Tex Ritter vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tex Ritter 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

Tex Ritter

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tex Ritter: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tex Ritter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tex Ritter 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tex Ritter 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tex Ritter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tex Ritter 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tex Ritter 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tex Ritter 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tex Ritter 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tex Ritter 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tex Ritter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tex Ritter 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tex Ritter 5.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tex Ritter 1.9 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tex Ritter 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tex Ritter 789 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tex Ritter 65 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tex Ritter 145 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tex Ritter - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tex Ritter - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tex Ritter 151 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tex Ritter .348 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tex Ritter - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tex Ritter .674 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tex Ritter 6.1 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tex Ritter 1.9 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tex Ritter 1.1 (1951) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tex Ritter 6.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tex Ritter 0.7 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tex Ritter 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tex Ritter 79 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tex Ritter 2 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tex Ritter 10 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tex Ritter - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tex Ritter - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tex Ritter 13 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tex Ritter .296 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tex Ritter - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tex Ritter .755 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tex Ritter 9.0 (1950) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tex Ritter 0.7 (1951) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tex Ritter 1.6 (1950) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tex Ritter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tex Ritter - 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.