Major Jones vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Major Jones 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

Major Jones

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Major Jones: 1979-80 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Major Jones 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Major Jones 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Major Jones 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Major Jones 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Major Jones 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Major Jones 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Major Jones 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Major Jones 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Major Jones 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Major Jones 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Major Jones 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Major Jones 4.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Major Jones 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Major Jones 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Major Jones 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Major Jones 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Major Jones 1,643 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Major Jones 1,323 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Major Jones 215 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Major Jones 133 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Major Jones 169 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Major Jones 374 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Major Jones .490 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Major Jones .111 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Major Jones .586 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Major Jones 5.7 (1983) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Major Jones 4.6 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Major Jones 0.8 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Major Jones 0.6 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Major Jones 0.8 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Major Jones 2.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Major Jones 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Major Jones 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Major Jones 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Major Jones 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Major Jones 52 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Major Jones 40 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Major Jones 9 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Major Jones 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Major Jones 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Major Jones 19 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Major Jones .550 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Major Jones - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Major Jones .571 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Major Jones 4.7 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Major Jones 3.7 (1980) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Major Jones 0.7 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Major Jones 0.3 (1981) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Major Jones 0.3 (1980) 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.