Jason Preston vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jason Preston 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

Jason Preston

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jason Preston: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jason Preston 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jason Preston 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jason Preston 2.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jason Preston 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jason Preston 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jason Preston 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jason Preston 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jason Preston 53 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jason Preston 39 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jason Preston 43 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jason Preston 4 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jason Preston 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jason Preston 21 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jason Preston .400 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jason Preston .238 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jason Preston .000 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jason Preston 2.9 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jason Preston 2.4 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jason Preston 2.3 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jason Preston 0.3 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jason Preston 0.1 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jason Preston 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jason Preston 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jason Preston 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jason Preston 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jason Preston 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jason Preston 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jason Preston 1 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jason Preston - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jason Preston - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jason Preston - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jason Preston 0.0 (2023) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jason Preston 0.0 (2023) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jason Preston 0.0 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jason Preston 0.0 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jason Preston 0.0 (2023) 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.