Willie Cauley-Stein vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Willie Cauley-Stein 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

Willie Cauley-Stein

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Willie Cauley-Stein: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Willie Cauley-Stein 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Willie Cauley-Stein 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Willie Cauley-Stein 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Willie Cauley-Stein 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Willie Cauley-Stein 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Willie Cauley-Stein 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Willie Cauley-Stein 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Willie Cauley-Stein 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Willie Cauley-Stein 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Willie Cauley-Stein 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Willie Cauley-Stein 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 8.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 5.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Willie Cauley-Stein 3,675 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Willie Cauley-Stein 2,470 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Willie Cauley-Stein 598 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Willie Cauley-Stein 350 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Willie Cauley-Stein 335 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Willie Cauley-Stein 422 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willie Cauley-Stein .544 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Willie Cauley-Stein .188 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Willie Cauley-Stein .612 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 12.8 (2018) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 8.4 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 2.4 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 1.2 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 1.1 (2020) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 2.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 2.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Willie Cauley-Stein 15 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Willie Cauley-Stein 16 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Willie Cauley-Stein 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Willie Cauley-Stein 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Willie Cauley-Stein 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Willie Cauley-Stein 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willie Cauley-Stein .667 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Willie Cauley-Stein - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Willie Cauley-Stein 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 2.5 (2021) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 2.7 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 0.5 (2021) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 0.3 (2021) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Willie Cauley-Stein 0.7 (2021) 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.