Nick Van Exel vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Nick Van Exel 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

Nick Van Exel

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Van Exel: 1993-94 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Van Exel 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nick Van Exel 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nick Van Exel 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nick Van Exel 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nick Van Exel 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nick Van Exel 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nick Van Exel 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nick Van Exel 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nick Van Exel 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nick Van Exel 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nick Van Exel 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Van Exel 14.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Van Exel 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nick Van Exel 6.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nick Van Exel 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Van Exel 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Van Exel 12,658 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nick Van Exel 2,545 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nick Van Exel 5,777 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nick Van Exel 726 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nick Van Exel 92 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nick Van Exel 880 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Van Exel .405 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nick Van Exel .357 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Van Exel .794 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Van Exel 18.4 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Van Exel 3.9 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nick Van Exel 9.0 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Van Exel 1.2 (1995) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Van Exel 0.3 (2001) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Van Exel 13.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nick Van Exel 2.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nick Van Exel 4.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nick Van Exel 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Van Exel 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Van Exel 1,032 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nick Van Exel 221 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nick Van Exel 342 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nick Van Exel 64 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nick Van Exel 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nick Van Exel 76 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Van Exel .394 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nick Van Exel .324 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Van Exel .753 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Van Exel 20.0 (1995) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Van Exel 4.0 (1996) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nick Van Exel 7.3 (1995) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Van Exel 2.1 (1995) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Van Exel 0.3 (1995) 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.