Mike James vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mike James 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

Mike James

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike James: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike James 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mike James 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mike James 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mike James 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike James 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mike James 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike James 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike James 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike James 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mike James 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mike James 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike James 9.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mike James 3.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike James 5,863 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mike James 1,324 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mike James 2,075 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mike James 458 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mike James 38 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mike James 595 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike James .417 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mike James .379 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike James .802 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike James 20.3 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 3.3 (2006) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mike James 5.8 (2006) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike James 1.2 (2004) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.2 (2012) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike James 4.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 1.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mike James 1.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike James 150 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mike James 40 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mike James 41 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mike James 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mike James 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mike James 33 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike James .425 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mike James .286 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike James .810 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike James 11.6 (2005) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mike James 1.9 (2005) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike James 2.3 (2005) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike James 0.9 (2005) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike James 0.3 (2005) 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.