Tom Meschery vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Meschery: 1961-62 to 1970-71
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Meschery 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Meschery 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Meschery 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Meschery 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Meschery 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Meschery 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tom Meschery 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Meschery 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 Meschery 12.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 8.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Meschery 9,904 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Meschery 6,698 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Meschery 1,331 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Meschery 778 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Meschery .441 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Meschery .745 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 16.0 (1963) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 10.2 (1968) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 2.4 (1969) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 16.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 8.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 2.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Meschery 636 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Meschery 344 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Meschery 78 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Meschery 39 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Meschery .428 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Meschery .809 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Meschery 20.1 (1962) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Meschery 11.5 (1962) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Meschery 2.7 (1962) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Meschery - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.