Theo Ratliff vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Theo Ratliff 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

Theo Ratliff

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Theo Ratliff: 1995-96 to 2010-11
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Theo Ratliff 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Theo Ratliff 16 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Theo Ratliff 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Theo Ratliff 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Theo Ratliff 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Theo Ratliff 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Theo Ratliff 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Theo Ratliff 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Theo Ratliff 2 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Theo Ratliff 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Theo Ratliff 0 Jerry West 1

Blocks Leader Theo Ratliff 2 Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Theo Ratliff 7.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Theo Ratliff 5.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Theo Ratliff 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Theo Ratliff 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Theo Ratliff 2.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Theo Ratliff 5,809 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Theo Ratliff 4,596 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Theo Ratliff 465 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Theo Ratliff 393 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Theo Ratliff 1,968 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Theo Ratliff 810 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Theo Ratliff .496 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Theo Ratliff .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Theo Ratliff .710 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Theo Ratliff 12.4 (2001) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Theo Ratliff 8.3 (2001) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Theo Ratliff 1.2 (2001) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Theo Ratliff 0.9 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Theo Ratliff 3.7 (2001) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Theo Ratliff 5.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Theo Ratliff 4.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Theo Ratliff 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Theo Ratliff 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Theo Ratliff 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Theo Ratliff 232 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Theo Ratliff 188 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Theo Ratliff 18 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Theo Ratliff 20 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Theo Ratliff 67 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Theo Ratliff 44 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Theo Ratliff .497 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Theo Ratliff - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Theo Ratliff .643 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Theo Ratliff 13.0 (2000) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Theo Ratliff 7.9 (2000) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Theo Ratliff 0.9 (2000) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Theo Ratliff 1.0 (2000) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Theo Ratliff 3.0 (2000) 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.