James Lang vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Lang: 2006-07 to 2006-07
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Lang 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons James Lang 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played James Lang 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games James Lang 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Lang 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Lang 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader James Lang 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader James Lang 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 Lang 1.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Lang 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game James Lang 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game James Lang 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Lang 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Lang 11 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds James Lang 11 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists James Lang 2 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals James Lang 0 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks James Lang 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games James Lang 11 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Lang .444 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage James Lang - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Lang .600 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Lang 1.0 (2007) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Lang 1.0 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Lang 0.2 (2007) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Lang 0.0 (2007) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Lang 0.3 (2007) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Lang - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game James Lang - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game James Lang - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game James Lang - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Lang - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Lang - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds James Lang - Jerry West 855

Total Assists James Lang - Jerry West 970

Total Steals James Lang - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks James Lang - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games James Lang 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Lang - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage James Lang - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Lang - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Lang - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Lang - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Lang - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Lang - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Lang - 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.