Steve Novak vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Steve Novak 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

Steve Novak

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Novak: 2006-07 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Novak 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Novak 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Novak 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Novak 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Novak 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Novak 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Novak 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Novak 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Novak 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Steve Novak 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Novak 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Novak 4.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Novak 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Novak 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Novak 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Novak 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Novak 2,177 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Novak 591 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Novak 132 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Novak 91 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Novak 38 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Novak 467 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Novak .437 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Novak .430 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Novak .877 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Novak 8.8 (2012) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Novak 1.9 (2012) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Novak 0.6 (2009) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Novak 0.3 (2013) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Novak 0.2 (2012) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Novak 1.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Novak 1.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Novak 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Novak 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Novak 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Novak 38 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Novak 27 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Novak 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Novak 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Novak 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Novak 22 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Novak .483 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Steve Novak .455 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Novak - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Novak 2.7 (2008) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Novak 3.0 (2012) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Novak 0.3 (2014) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Novak 0.1 (2013) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Novak 0.3 (2008) 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.