Aaron James vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Aaron James 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

Aaron James

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Aaron James: 1974-75 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Aaron James 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Aaron James 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Aaron James 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Aaron James 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Aaron James 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Aaron James 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Aaron James 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Aaron James 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Aaron James 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Aaron James 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Aaron James 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron James 10.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James 4.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Aaron James 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Aaron James 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Aaron James 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron James 3,829 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Aaron James 1,470 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Aaron James 370 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Aaron James 158 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Aaron James 69 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Aaron James 356 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron James .481 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Aaron James - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aaron James .760 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron James 12.2 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James 5.3 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Aaron James 1.4 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Aaron James 0.5 (1975) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Aaron James 0.3 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron James - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Aaron James - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Aaron James - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Aaron James - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron James - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Aaron James - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Aaron James - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Aaron James - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Aaron James - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Aaron James 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron James - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Aaron James - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aaron James - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron James - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron James - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Aaron James - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Aaron James - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Aaron James - 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.