Al Butler vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Al Butler 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

Al Butler

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al Butler: 1961-62 to 1964-65
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al Butler 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Al Butler 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Al Butler 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Al Butler 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Al Butler 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Al Butler 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al Butler 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Al Butler 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Al Butler 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Al Butler 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Al Butler 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Butler 9.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Al Butler 3.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Al Butler 2.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Butler 2,282 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Al Butler 696 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Al Butler 530 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Al Butler - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Al Butler - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Al Butler 234 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Butler .439 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Al Butler - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Butler .739 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Butler 14.0 (1962) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Al Butler 5.7 (1962) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Al Butler 3.5 (1962) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al Butler - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Al Butler - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Al Butler - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al Butler - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Al Butler - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Al Butler - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Al Butler - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Al Butler - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Al Butler 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al Butler - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Al Butler - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al Butler - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al Butler - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Al Butler - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Al Butler - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al Butler - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.