Ratko Varda vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ratko Varda 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

Ratko Varda

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ratko Varda: 2001-02 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ratko Varda 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ratko Varda 5.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ratko Varda 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ratko Varda 0.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ratko Varda 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ratko Varda 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ratko Varda 5 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ratko Varda 1 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ratko Varda 1 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ratko Varda .667 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ratko Varda - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ratko Varda 1.000 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ratko Varda 5.0 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ratko Varda 1.0 (2002) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ratko Varda 0.0 (2002) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ratko Varda 0.0 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ratko Varda 0.0 (2002) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ratko Varda - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ratko Varda - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ratko Varda - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ratko Varda - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ratko Varda - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ratko Varda - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ratko Varda - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ratko Varda - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ratko Varda - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ratko Varda - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ratko Varda 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ratko Varda - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ratko Varda - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ratko Varda - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ratko Varda - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ratko Varda - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ratko Varda - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ratko Varda - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ratko Varda - 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.