John Long vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Long: 1978-79 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Long 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Long 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Long 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Long 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Long 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Long 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Long 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Long 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 Long 13.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Long 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Long 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Long 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Long 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Long 12,131 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Long 2,492 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Long 1,738 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Long 912 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Long 180 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Long 893 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Long .467 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Long .322 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Long .862 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Long 21.9 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Long 4.9 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Long 3.2 (1987) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Long 1.9 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Long 0.4 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Long 9.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Long 1.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Long 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Long 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Long 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Long 223 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Long 35 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Long 24 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Long 28 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Long 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Long 23 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Long .399 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Long .182 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Long .959 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Long 12.4 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Long 2.2 (1984) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Long 2.3 (1987) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Long 1.6 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Long 0.2 (1985) 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. 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.