John Celestand vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and John Celestand 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

John Celestand

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Celestand: 1999-00 to 1999-00
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Celestand 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Celestand 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Celestand 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Celestand 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Celestand 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Celestand 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Celestand 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Celestand 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Celestand 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Celestand 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Celestand 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Celestand 2.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Celestand 0.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Celestand 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Celestand 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Celestand 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Celestand 37 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Celestand 11 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Celestand 20 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Celestand 7 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Celestand 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Celestand 16 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Celestand .333 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Celestand .222 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Celestand .833 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Celestand 2.3 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Celestand 0.7 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Celestand 1.3 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Celestand 0.4 (2000) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Celestand 0.0 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Celestand - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Celestand - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Celestand - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Celestand - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Celestand - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Celestand - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Celestand - Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Celestand - Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Celestand - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Celestand - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Celestand 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Celestand - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Celestand - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Celestand - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Celestand - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Celestand - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Celestand - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Celestand - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Celestand - 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.