Jerry West vs. James Young Comparison

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

Jerry West

vs.

James Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
James Young: 2014-15 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 James Young 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 James Young 4

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 James Young 2

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 James Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * James Young 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 James Young 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 James Young 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 James Young 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 27.0 James Young 2.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 James Young 1.0

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 James Young 0.3

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * James Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * James Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 James Young 219

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 James Young 96

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 James Young 28

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * James Young 24

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * James Young 5

Total Games Jerry West 932 James Young 95

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 James Young .367

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** James Young .277

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 James Young .563

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) James Young 3.4 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) James Young 1.4 (2015)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) James Young 0.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * James Young 0.3 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * James Young 0.1 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 James Young 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 James Young 0.5

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 James Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * James Young 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * James Young 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 James Young 17

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 James Young 7

Total Assists Jerry West 970 James Young 3

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * James Young 0

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * James Young 0

Total Games Jerry West 153 James Young 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 James Young .333

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** James Young .333

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 James Young -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) James Young 1.5 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) James Young 0.7 (2017)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) James Young 0.3 (2017)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * James Young 0.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * James Young 0.0 (2017)

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.