John Mahnken vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and John Mahnken 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

John Mahnken

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Mahnken: 1946-47 to 1952-53
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Mahnken 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Mahnken 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Mahnken 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Mahnken 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Mahnken 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Mahnken 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Mahnken 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Mahnken 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Mahnken 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Mahnken 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Mahnken 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mahnken 5.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Mahnken 2.9 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Mahnken 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mahnken 2,388 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Mahnken 533 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Mahnken 539 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Mahnken - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Mahnken - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Mahnken 414 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mahnken .272 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Mahnken - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Mahnken .650 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mahnken 9.4 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Mahnken 3.8 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Mahnken 2.2 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mahnken 4.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Mahnken 3.3 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Mahnken 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mahnken 78 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Mahnken 40 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Mahnken 19 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Mahnken - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Mahnken - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Mahnken 18 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mahnken .211 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Mahnken - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Mahnken .800 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mahnken 10.3 (1947) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Mahnken 3.7 (1951) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Mahnken 3.0 (1951) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Mahnken - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Mahnken - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.