Melvin Booker vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Melvin Booker 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

Melvin Booker

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Melvin Booker: 1995-96 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Melvin Booker 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Melvin Booker 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Melvin Booker 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Melvin Booker 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Melvin Booker 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Melvin Booker 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Booker 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Melvin Booker 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Melvin Booker 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Melvin Booker 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Melvin Booker 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker 166 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker 38 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Melvin Booker 74 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Melvin Booker 8 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Melvin Booker 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Melvin Booker 32 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker .400 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker .268 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker .871 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker 5.8 (1997) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker 1.4 (1997) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker 2.5 (1997) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker 0.5 (1996) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker 0.1 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Melvin Booker - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Melvin Booker - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Melvin Booker - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Melvin Booker - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Melvin Booker - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Melvin Booker 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Melvin Booker - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Melvin Booker - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Melvin Booker - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Melvin Booker - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Melvin Booker - 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.