Art Spoelstra vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Art Spoelstra 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

Art Spoelstra

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Art Spoelstra: 1954-55 to 1957-58
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Art Spoelstra 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Art Spoelstra 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Art Spoelstra 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Art Spoelstra 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Art Spoelstra 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Art Spoelstra 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Art Spoelstra 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Art Spoelstra 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Art Spoelstra 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Art Spoelstra 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Art Spoelstra 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Art Spoelstra 7.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Art Spoelstra 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Art Spoelstra 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Art Spoelstra - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Art Spoelstra - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Spoelstra 2,012 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Art Spoelstra 1,273 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Art Spoelstra 266 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Art Spoelstra - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Art Spoelstra - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Art Spoelstra 278 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Spoelstra .391 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Art Spoelstra - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Art Spoelstra .693 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Spoelstra 8.5 (1956) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Art Spoelstra 6.1 (1956) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Art Spoelstra 1.3 (1956) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Art Spoelstra - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Art Spoelstra - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Art Spoelstra 5.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Art Spoelstra 3.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Art Spoelstra 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Art Spoelstra - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Art Spoelstra - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Art Spoelstra 15 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Art Spoelstra 9 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Art Spoelstra 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Art Spoelstra - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Art Spoelstra - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Art Spoelstra 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Art Spoelstra .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Art Spoelstra - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Art Spoelstra 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Art Spoelstra 5.0 (1955) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Art Spoelstra 3.0 (1955) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Art Spoelstra 0.0 (1955) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Art Spoelstra - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Art Spoelstra - 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.