Alvan Adams vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Alvan Adams 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

Alvan Adams

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alvan Adams: 1975-76 to 1987-88
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alvan Adams 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Alvan Adams 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Alvan Adams 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Alvan Adams 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Alvan Adams 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Alvan Adams 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alvan Adams 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Alvan Adams 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alvan Adams 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Alvan Adams 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Alvan Adams 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Alvan Adams 1 Jerry West 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alvan Adams 14.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Alvan Adams 7.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Alvan Adams 4.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Alvan Adams 1.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alvan Adams 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alvan Adams 13,910 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Alvan Adams 6,937 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Alvan Adams 4,012 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Alvan Adams 1,289 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Alvan Adams 808 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Alvan Adams 988 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alvan Adams .498 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Alvan Adams .133 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alvan Adams .788 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alvan Adams 19.0 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Alvan Adams 9.2 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Alvan Adams 5.6 (1976) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alvan Adams 1.5 (1976) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alvan Adams 1.5 (1976) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alvan Adams 13.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Alvan Adams 7.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Alvan Adams 4.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Alvan Adams 1.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alvan Adams 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alvan Adams 1,076 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Alvan Adams 588 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Alvan Adams 320 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Alvan Adams 88 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Alvan Adams 71 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Alvan Adams 78 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alvan Adams .473 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Alvan Adams - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alvan Adams .766 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alvan Adams 17.9 (1976) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Alvan Adams 10.1 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alvan Adams 5.8 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alvan Adams 2.3 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alvan Adams 1.7 (1983) 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. 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.