T.J. Ford vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and T.J. Ford 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

T.J. Ford

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
T.J. Ford: 2003-04 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T.J. Ford 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons T.J. Ford 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played T.J. Ford 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games T.J. Ford 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP T.J. Ford 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team T.J. Ford 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) T.J. Ford 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team T.J. Ford 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) T.J. Ford 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader T.J. Ford 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader T.J. Ford 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. Ford 11.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game T.J. Ford 3.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game T.J. Ford 5.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game T.J. Ford 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game T.J. Ford 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. Ford 4,797 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds T.J. Ford 1,331 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists T.J. Ford 2,495 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals T.J. Ford 496 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks T.J. Ford 55 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games T.J. Ford 429 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. Ford .433 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage T.J. Ford .289 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T.J. Ford .815 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. Ford 14.9 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. Ford 4.3 (2006) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game T.J. Ford 7.9 (2007) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game T.J. Ford 1.4 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game T.J. Ford 0.2 (2010) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T.J. Ford 12.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game T.J. Ford 2.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game T.J. Ford 5.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game T.J. Ford 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game T.J. Ford 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points T.J. Ford 224 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds T.J. Ford 53 Jerry West 855

Total Assists T.J. Ford 91 Jerry West 970

Total Steals T.J. Ford 15 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks T.J. Ford 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games T.J. Ford 18 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T.J. Ford .457 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage T.J. Ford .375 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T.J. Ford .878 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T.J. Ford 16.0 (2007) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game T.J. Ford 4.4 (2008) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game T.J. Ford 6.6 (2008) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game T.J. Ford 1.2 (2007) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game T.J. Ford 0.3 (2007) 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.