Freddie Gillespie vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Freddie Gillespie 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

Freddie Gillespie

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Freddie Gillespie: 2020-21 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Freddie Gillespie 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Freddie Gillespie 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Freddie Gillespie 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Freddie Gillespie 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Freddie Gillespie 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Freddie Gillespie 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Freddie Gillespie 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Freddie Gillespie 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Freddie Gillespie 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Freddie Gillespie 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Freddie Gillespie 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Freddie Gillespie 4.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Freddie Gillespie 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Freddie Gillespie 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Freddie Gillespie 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Freddie Gillespie 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Freddie Gillespie 132 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Freddie Gillespie 133 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Freddie Gillespie 14 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Freddie Gillespie 16 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Freddie Gillespie 29 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Freddie Gillespie 29 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Freddie Gillespie .500 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Freddie Gillespie .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Freddie Gillespie .650 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Freddie Gillespie 5.6 (2021) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Freddie Gillespie 4.9 (2021) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Freddie Gillespie 0.6 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Freddie Gillespie 0.7 (2021) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Freddie Gillespie 1.0 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Freddie Gillespie 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Freddie Gillespie - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Freddie Gillespie - 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.