Shaq Buchanan vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Shaq Buchanan 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

Shaq Buchanan

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaq Buchanan: 2021-22 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaq Buchanan 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Shaq Buchanan 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Shaq Buchanan 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Shaq Buchanan 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Shaq Buchanan 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Shaq Buchanan 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaq Buchanan 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Shaq Buchanan 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaq Buchanan 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Shaq Buchanan 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Shaq Buchanan 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaq Buchanan 1.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Shaq Buchanan 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Shaq Buchanan 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Shaq Buchanan 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shaq Buchanan 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaq Buchanan 2 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Shaq Buchanan 2 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Shaq Buchanan 2 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Shaq Buchanan 1 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Shaq Buchanan 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Shaq Buchanan 2 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaq Buchanan .250 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Shaq Buchanan .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaq Buchanan 1.0 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Shaq Buchanan 1.0 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Shaq Buchanan 1.0 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shaq Buchanan 0.5 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaq Buchanan 0.0 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Shaq Buchanan 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shaq Buchanan - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shaq Buchanan - 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.