Fred Schaus vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Fred Schaus 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

Fred Schaus

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred Schaus: 1949-50 to 1953-54
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred Schaus 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Fred Schaus 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Fred Schaus 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Fred Schaus 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Fred Schaus 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Fred Schaus 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred Schaus 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred Schaus 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred Schaus 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Fred Schaus 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Fred Schaus 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Schaus 12.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred Schaus 6.0 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Fred Schaus 2.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Fred Schaus - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Schaus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Schaus 4,070 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Fred Schaus 1,609 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Fred Schaus 961 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Fred Schaus - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Fred Schaus - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Fred Schaus 334 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Schaus .352 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Fred Schaus - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Schaus .823 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Schaus 15.1 (1951) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Schaus 7.3 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Fred Schaus 4.0 (1952) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Schaus - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Schaus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred Schaus 11.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred Schaus 5.0 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Fred Schaus 2.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Fred Schaus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Fred Schaus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred Schaus 247 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Fred Schaus 85 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Fred Schaus 55 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Fred Schaus - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Fred Schaus - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Fred Schaus 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred Schaus .339 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Fred Schaus - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred Schaus .820 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred Schaus 18.5 (1950) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Fred Schaus 7.5 (1952) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Fred Schaus 7.0 (1952) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred Schaus - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred Schaus - 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.