Ronnie Lester vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ronnie Lester 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

Ronnie Lester

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ronnie Lester: 1980-81 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ronnie Lester 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ronnie Lester 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ronnie Lester 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ronnie Lester 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ronnie Lester 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ronnie Lester 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ronnie Lester 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ronnie Lester 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ronnie Lester 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ronnie Lester 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ronnie Lester 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 7.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 4.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 1,816 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 473 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 1,003 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 187 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 32 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ronnie Lester 250 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .469 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .227 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .788 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 11.6 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.8 (1982) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 5.1 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.1 (1982) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.2 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 2.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ronnie Lester 38 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ronnie Lester 14 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ronnie Lester 13 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ronnie Lester 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ronnie Lester 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ronnie Lester 14 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ronnie Lester .394 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ronnie Lester .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ronnie Lester .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ronnie Lester 3.8 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.2 (1981) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ronnie Lester 1.0 (1985) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.4 (1981) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ronnie Lester 0.0 (1985) 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.