Tim Legler vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Legler: 1989-90 to 1999-00
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Legler 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tim Legler 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tim Legler 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tim Legler 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tim Legler 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Legler 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tim Legler 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tim Legler 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 Legler 7.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 1.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Legler 2,182 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tim Legler 481 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tim Legler 402 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tim Legler 149 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tim Legler 41 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tim Legler 310 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Legler .447 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tim Legler .431 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Legler .840 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Legler 9.4 (1996) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 1.8 (1996) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 1.8 (1996) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 (1993) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Legler 1 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tim Legler 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tim Legler 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tim Legler 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tim Legler 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tim Legler 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Legler .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tim Legler .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Legler .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Legler 0.3 (1997) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tim Legler 0.7 (1997) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 (1997) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Legler 0.0 (1997) 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.