Drazen Petrovic vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Drazen Petrovic 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

Drazen Petrovic

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Drazen Petrovic: 1989-90 to 1992-93
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Drazen Petrovic 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Drazen Petrovic 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Drazen Petrovic 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Drazen Petrovic 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Drazen Petrovic 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Drazen Petrovic 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Drazen Petrovic 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Drazen Petrovic 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Drazen Petrovic 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Drazen Petrovic 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Drazen Petrovic 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Drazen Petrovic 15.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Drazen Petrovic 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Drazen Petrovic 2.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Drazen Petrovic 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Drazen Petrovic 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Drazen Petrovic 4,461 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Drazen Petrovic 669 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Drazen Petrovic 701 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Drazen Petrovic 265 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Drazen Petrovic 27 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Drazen Petrovic 290 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Drazen Petrovic .506 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Drazen Petrovic .437 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Drazen Petrovic .841 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Drazen Petrovic 22.3 (1993) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Drazen Petrovic 3.1 (1992) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Drazen Petrovic 3.5 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Drazen Petrovic 1.3 (1993) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Drazen Petrovic 0.2 (1993) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Drazen Petrovic 10.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Drazen Petrovic 1.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Drazen Petrovic 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Drazen Petrovic 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Drazen Petrovic 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Drazen Petrovic 297 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Drazen Petrovic 51 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Drazen Petrovic 42 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Drazen Petrovic 12 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Drazen Petrovic 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Drazen Petrovic 29 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Drazen Petrovic .474 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Drazen Petrovic .324 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Drazen Petrovic .696 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Drazen Petrovic 24.3 (1992) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Drazen Petrovic 2.5 (1992) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Drazen Petrovic 3.3 (1992) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Drazen Petrovic 1.0 (1992) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Drazen Petrovic 0.3 (1992) 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.