Tim James vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tim James 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

Tim James

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim James: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim James 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tim James 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tim James 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tim James 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tim James 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tim James 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim James 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim James 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim James 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tim James 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tim James 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim James 1.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim James 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tim James 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tim James 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim James 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim James 68 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tim James 46 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tim James 11 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tim James 2 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tim James 9 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tim James 43 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim James .329 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tim James .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim James .652 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim James 2.8 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tim James 1.2 (2001) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim James 0.5 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim James 0.1 (2001) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim James 0.8 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim James - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim James - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tim James - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tim James - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim James - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim James - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tim James - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tim James - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tim James - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tim James - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tim James 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim James - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tim James - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim James - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim James - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tim James - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tim James - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim James - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim James - 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.