Loy Petersen vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Loy Petersen 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

Loy Petersen

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Loy Petersen: 1968-69 to 1969-70
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Loy Petersen 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Loy Petersen 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Loy Petersen 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Loy Petersen 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Loy Petersen 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Loy Petersen 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Loy Petersen 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Loy Petersen 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Loy Petersen 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Loy Petersen 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Loy Petersen 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Loy Petersen 2.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Loy Petersen 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Loy Petersen 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Loy Petersen 199 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Loy Petersen 67 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Loy Petersen 48 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Loy Petersen - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Loy Petersen - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Loy Petersen 69 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Loy Petersen .387 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Loy Petersen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Loy Petersen .682 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Loy Petersen 3.0 (1970) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Loy Petersen 1.1 (1969) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Loy Petersen 0.7 (1970) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Loy Petersen - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Loy Petersen - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Loy Petersen - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Loy Petersen - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Loy Petersen - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Loy Petersen - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Loy Petersen - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Loy Petersen - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Loy Petersen 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Loy Petersen - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Loy Petersen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Loy Petersen - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Loy Petersen - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Loy Petersen - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Loy Petersen - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Loy Petersen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Loy Petersen - 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.