Vander Blue vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Vander Blue 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

Vander Blue

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vander Blue: 2013-14 to 2017-18
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vander Blue 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Vander Blue 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Vander Blue 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Vander Blue 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vander Blue 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Vander Blue 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vander Blue 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Vander Blue 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vander Blue 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Vander Blue 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Vander Blue 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vander Blue 3.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Vander Blue 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Vander Blue 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Vander Blue 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Vander Blue 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vander Blue 30 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Vander Blue 13 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Vander Blue 12 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Vander Blue 4 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Vander Blue 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Vander Blue 10 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vander Blue .308 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Vander Blue .154 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vander Blue .333 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vander Blue 11.0 (2015) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Vander Blue 4.5 (2015) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Vander Blue 4.0 (2015) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vander Blue 1.5 (2015) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vander Blue 0.0 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vander Blue - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Vander Blue - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Vander Blue - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Vander Blue - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vander Blue - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vander Blue - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Vander Blue - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Vander Blue - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Vander Blue - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Vander Blue - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Vander Blue 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vander Blue - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Vander Blue - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vander Blue - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vander Blue - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Vander Blue - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vander Blue - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vander Blue - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vander Blue - 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.