Joseph Forte vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Joseph Forte 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

Joseph Forte

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joseph Forte: 2001-02 to 2002-03
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joseph Forte 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joseph Forte 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joseph Forte 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joseph Forte 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joseph Forte 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joseph Forte 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joseph Forte 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Joseph Forte 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joseph Forte 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Joseph Forte 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joseph Forte 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joseph Forte 1.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joseph Forte 0.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joseph Forte 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joseph Forte 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joseph Forte 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joseph Forte 30 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joseph Forte 17 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joseph Forte 17 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joseph Forte 6 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joseph Forte 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joseph Forte 25 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joseph Forte .234 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joseph Forte .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joseph Forte .800 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joseph Forte 1.4 (2003) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joseph Forte 0.8 (2002) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joseph Forte 0.8 (2002) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joseph Forte 0.3 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joseph Forte 0.0 (2003) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joseph Forte - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joseph Forte - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joseph Forte - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joseph Forte - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joseph Forte - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joseph Forte - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joseph Forte - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joseph Forte - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joseph Forte - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joseph Forte - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joseph Forte 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joseph Forte - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Joseph Forte - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joseph Forte - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joseph Forte - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joseph Forte - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joseph Forte - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joseph Forte - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joseph Forte - 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.