Alphonso Ford vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Alphonso Ford 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

Alphonso Ford

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alphonso Ford: 1993-94 to 1994-95
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alphonso Ford 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Alphonso Ford 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Alphonso Ford 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Alphonso Ford 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Alphonso Ford 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Alphonso Ford 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alphonso Ford 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Alphonso Ford 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alphonso Ford 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Alphonso Ford 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Alphonso Ford 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alphonso Ford 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Alphonso Ford 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Alphonso Ford 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Alphonso Ford 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alphonso Ford 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alphonso Ford 35 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Alphonso Ford 20 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Alphonso Ford 10 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Alphonso Ford 3 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Alphonso Ford 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Alphonso Ford 11 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alphonso Ford .308 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Alphonso Ford .100 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alphonso Ford .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alphonso Ford 3.8 (1995) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Alphonso Ford 4.0 (1995) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Alphonso Ford 1.8 (1995) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alphonso Ford 0.3 (1994) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alphonso Ford 0.0 (1995) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Alphonso Ford 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alphonso Ford - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Alphonso Ford - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alphonso Ford - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alphonso Ford - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alphonso Ford - 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.