Glenn McDonald vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Glenn McDonald 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

Glenn McDonald

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Glenn McDonald: 1974-75 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Glenn McDonald 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Glenn McDonald 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Glenn McDonald 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Glenn McDonald 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Glenn McDonald 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Glenn McDonald 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Glenn McDonald 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Glenn McDonald 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Glenn McDonald 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Glenn McDonald 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Glenn McDonald 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Glenn McDonald 4.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Glenn McDonald 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Glenn McDonald 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Glenn McDonald 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Glenn McDonald 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Glenn McDonald 609 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Glenn McDonald 215 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Glenn McDonald 99 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Glenn McDonald 51 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Glenn McDonald 25 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Glenn McDonald 146 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Glenn McDonald .400 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Glenn McDonald - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Glenn McDonald .732 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Glenn McDonald 5.6 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Glenn McDonald 1.8 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Glenn McDonald 0.9 (1976) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Glenn McDonald 0.5 (1976) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Glenn McDonald 0.3 (1976) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Glenn McDonald 1.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Glenn McDonald 0.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Glenn McDonald 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Glenn McDonald 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Glenn McDonald 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Glenn McDonald 26 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Glenn McDonald 14 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Glenn McDonald 6 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Glenn McDonald 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Glenn McDonald 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Glenn McDonald 19 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Glenn McDonald .263 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Glenn McDonald - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Glenn McDonald .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Glenn McDonald 1.6 (1976) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Glenn McDonald 1.0 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Glenn McDonald 0.3 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Glenn McDonald 0.2 (1975) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Glenn McDonald 0.0 (1976) 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.