Ron Riley vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ron Riley 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

Ron Riley

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ron Riley: 1972-73 to 1975-76
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ron Riley 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ron Riley 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ron Riley 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ron Riley 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ron Riley 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ron Riley 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ron Riley 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ron Riley 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ron Riley 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ron Riley 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ron Riley 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Riley 5.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 5.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 0.6 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.4 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Riley 1,542 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ron Riley 1,368 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ron Riley 318 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ron Riley 106 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ron Riley 67 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ron Riley 264 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Riley .419 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ron Riley - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Riley .691 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Riley 8.4 (1973) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 6.9 (1973) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.7 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 0.7 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.5 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ron Riley 7.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 4.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 1.1 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ron Riley 56 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ron Riley 36 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ron Riley 15 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ron Riley 9 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ron Riley 2 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ron Riley 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ron Riley .595 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ron Riley - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ron Riley .375 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ron Riley 7.0 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ron Riley 4.5 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ron Riley 1.9 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ron Riley 1.1 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ron Riley 0.3 (1975) * 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.