Joe Fulks vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Joe Fulks 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

Joe Fulks

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Fulks: 1946-47 to 1953-54
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Fulks 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Fulks 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Fulks 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Fulks 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Fulks 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Fulks 3 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 4 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Fulks 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Fulks 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Joe Fulks 1 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe Fulks 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 16.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.3 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 8,003 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 1,379 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Fulks 587 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Fulks 489 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .302 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .766 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 7.9 (1951) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 2.0 (1952) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 19.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 5.6 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Fulks 588 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Fulks 28 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Fulks 11 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Fulks 31 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Fulks .258 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Fulks .782 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Fulks 26.0 (1951) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Fulks 8.0 (1951) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Fulks 1.0 (1950) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Fulks - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.