Jim Holstein vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jim Holstein 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

Jim Holstein

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Holstein: 1952-53 to 1955-56
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Holstein 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Holstein 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Holstein 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Holstein 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Holstein 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Holstein 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Holstein 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Holstein 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Holstein 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jim Holstein 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Holstein 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Holstein 3.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Holstein 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Holstein 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Holstein 859 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Holstein 659 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Holstein 249 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Holstein - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Holstein - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Holstein 225 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Holstein .323 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Holstein - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Holstein .647 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Holstein 4.5 (1955) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Holstein 3.3 (1955) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Holstein 1.4 (1956) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Holstein 4.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Holstein 3.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Holstein 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Holstein 138 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Holstein 95 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Holstein 28 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Holstein - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Holstein - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Holstein 32 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Holstein .395 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jim Holstein - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Holstein .655 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Holstein 5.7 (1955) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Holstein 4.3 (1955) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Holstein 0.9 (1953) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Holstein - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Holstein - 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.