Wardell Jackson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Wardell Jackson 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

Wardell Jackson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wardell Jackson: 1974-75 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wardell Jackson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Wardell Jackson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Wardell Jackson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Wardell Jackson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Wardell Jackson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Wardell Jackson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wardell Jackson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Wardell Jackson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wardell Jackson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Wardell Jackson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Wardell Jackson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wardell Jackson 4.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Wardell Jackson 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Wardell Jackson 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Wardell Jackson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Wardell Jackson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wardell Jackson 243 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Wardell Jackson 133 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Wardell Jackson 30 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Wardell Jackson 26 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Wardell Jackson 5 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Wardell Jackson 56 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wardell Jackson .397 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Wardell Jackson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wardell Jackson .718 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wardell Jackson 4.3 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Wardell Jackson 2.4 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Wardell Jackson 0.5 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wardell Jackson 0.5 (1975) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wardell Jackson 0.1 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Wardell Jackson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wardell Jackson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Wardell Jackson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wardell Jackson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wardell Jackson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wardell Jackson - 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.