Charlie Ward vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Charlie Ward 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

Charlie Ward

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charlie Ward: 1994-95 to 2004-05
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charlie Ward 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Charlie Ward 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Charlie Ward 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Charlie Ward 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Charlie Ward 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Charlie Ward 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Charlie Ward 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Charlie Ward 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Charlie Ward 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Charlie Ward 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Charlie Ward 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charlie Ward 6.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Ward 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Charlie Ward 4.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Charlie Ward 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Ward 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charlie Ward 3,947 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Charlie Ward 1,648 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Charlie Ward 2,539 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Charlie Ward 776 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Charlie Ward 128 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Charlie Ward 630 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charlie Ward .408 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Charlie Ward .364 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charlie Ward .771 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charlie Ward 7.8 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Ward 3.4 (1999) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Charlie Ward 5.7 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charlie Ward 2.1 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Ward 0.5 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charlie Ward 5.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Ward 2.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Charlie Ward 3.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Charlie Ward 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Ward 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charlie Ward 396 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Charlie Ward 183 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Charlie Ward 264 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Charlie Ward 105 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Charlie Ward 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Charlie Ward 72 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charlie Ward .422 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Charlie Ward .349 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charlie Ward .710 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charlie Ward 9.4 (2000) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Charlie Ward 4.3 (2000) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Charlie Ward 6.0 (1998) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charlie Ward 2.0 (1998) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Charlie Ward 0.3 (2000) 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.