Ben Sheppard vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ben Sheppard 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

Ben Sheppard

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Sheppard: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Sheppard 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ben Sheppard 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ben Sheppard 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ben Sheppard 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben Sheppard 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ben Sheppard 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Sheppard 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Sheppard 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Sheppard 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ben Sheppard 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ben Sheppard 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Sheppard 4.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Sheppard 1.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Sheppard 252 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ben Sheppard 89 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ben Sheppard 53 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ben Sheppard 33 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ben Sheppard 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ben Sheppard 57 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Sheppard .393 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ben Sheppard .314 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Sheppard .885 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Sheppard 4.4 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Sheppard 1.6 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.9 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.6 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.0 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Sheppard 5.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben Sheppard 3.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ben Sheppard 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Sheppard 88 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ben Sheppard 51 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ben Sheppard 17 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ben Sheppard 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ben Sheppard 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ben Sheppard 17 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Sheppard .437 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ben Sheppard .380 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Sheppard .778 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Sheppard 5.2 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Sheppard 3.0 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben Sheppard 1.0 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.5 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Sheppard 0.1 (2024) 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.