Phil Ford vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Phil Ford 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

Phil Ford

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Phil Ford: 1978-79 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Phil Ford 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Phil Ford 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Phil Ford 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Phil Ford 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Phil Ford 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Phil Ford 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Phil Ford 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Phil Ford 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Phil Ford 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Phil Ford 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Phil Ford 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Phil Ford 1 Jerry West 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Ford 11.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 6.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Ford 5,594 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Phil Ford 854 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Phil Ford 3,083 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Phil Ford 589 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Phil Ford 29 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Phil Ford 482 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Ford .467 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Phil Ford .210 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Ford .820 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Ford 17.5 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 2.3 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 8.8 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 2.2 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.1 (1984) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Phil Ford 9.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 1.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 5.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Phil Ford 136 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Phil Ford 26 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Phil Ford 85 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Phil Ford 22 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Phil Ford 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Phil Ford 15 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Phil Ford .365 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Phil Ford .600 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Phil Ford .717 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Phil Ford 17.3 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Phil Ford 2.4 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Phil Ford 8.7 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Phil Ford 2.4 (1979) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Phil Ford 0.0 (1983) 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.