Ed Peterson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ed Peterson 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

Ed Peterson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Peterson: 1949-50 to 1950-51
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Peterson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ed Peterson 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ed Peterson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ed Peterson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ed Peterson 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ed Peterson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ed Peterson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ed Peterson 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ed Peterson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ed Peterson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ed Peterson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Peterson 7.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ed Peterson 5.4 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ed Peterson 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ed Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ed Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Peterson 804 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ed Peterson 288 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ed Peterson 99 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ed Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ed Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ed Peterson 115 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Peterson .384 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ed Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ed Peterson .627 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Peterson 7.2 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Peterson 5.4 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ed Peterson 1.2 (1951) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ed Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ed Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Peterson 4.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ed Peterson - * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ed Peterson 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ed Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ed Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Peterson 44 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ed Peterson 0 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ed Peterson 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ed Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ed Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ed Peterson 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Peterson .419 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ed Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ed Peterson .571 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Peterson 4.0 (1950) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Peterson - * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ed Peterson 0.1 (1950) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ed Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ed Peterson - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.