Gene Vance vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gene Vance 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

Gene Vance

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Vance: 1947-48 to 1951-52
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Vance 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gene Vance 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gene Vance 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gene Vance 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gene Vance 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gene Vance 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Vance 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene Vance 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Vance 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gene Vance 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gene Vance 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Vance 8.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gene Vance 3.0 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gene Vance 2.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gene Vance - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Vance - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Vance 1,445 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gene Vance 109 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gene Vance 403 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gene Vance - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gene Vance - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gene Vance 175 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Vance .315 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gene Vance - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Vance .687 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Vance 10.3 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Vance 3.2 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gene Vance 3.5 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gene Vance - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Vance - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Vance 8.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gene Vance - * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gene Vance 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gene Vance - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Vance - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Vance 87 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gene Vance 0 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gene Vance 17 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gene Vance - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gene Vance - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gene Vance 10 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Vance .242 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gene Vance - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Vance .697 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Vance 10.5 (1949) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Vance - * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gene Vance 3.5 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gene Vance - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Vance - 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.