James Jones vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and James Jones 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

James Jones

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Jones: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Jones 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons James Jones 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played James Jones 12 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games James Jones 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Jones 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Jones 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Jones 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team James Jones 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Jones 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader James Jones 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader James Jones 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Jones 5.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Jones 3,717 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds James Jones 1,276 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists James Jones 366 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals James Jones 226 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks James Jones 218 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games James Jones 709 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Jones .401 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage James Jones .401 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Jones .840 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Jones 9.3 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 3.4 (2006) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.8 (2006) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.5 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.7 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Jones 3.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 1.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Jones 548 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds James Jones 231 Jerry West 855

Total Assists James Jones 44 Jerry West 970

Total Steals James Jones 37 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks James Jones 37 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games James Jones 148 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Jones .404 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage James Jones .387 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Jones .845 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Jones 9.6 (2009) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Jones 3.6 (2006) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Jones 0.8 (2005) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Jones 0.5 (2005) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Jones 0.9 (2006) 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.