Tom LaGarde vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tom LaGarde 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

Tom LaGarde

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom LaGarde: 1977-78 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom LaGarde 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom LaGarde 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom LaGarde 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom LaGarde 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom LaGarde 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom LaGarde 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom LaGarde 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom LaGarde 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom LaGarde 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom LaGarde 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom LaGarde 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 7.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 5.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom LaGarde 2,376 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom LaGarde 1,593 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom LaGarde 456 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom LaGarde 94 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom LaGarde 131 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom LaGarde 312 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom LaGarde .462 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom LaGarde .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom LaGarde .640 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 13.7 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 8.3 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.9 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.4 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.8 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 3.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom LaGarde 68 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom LaGarde 58 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom LaGarde 19 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom LaGarde 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom LaGarde 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom LaGarde 23 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom LaGarde .415 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom LaGarde - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom LaGarde .778 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom LaGarde 3.1 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom LaGarde 2.9 (1980) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.9 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.1 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom LaGarde 0.2 (1978) 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. 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.