Aaron Gordon vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Aaron Gordon 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

Aaron Gordon

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Aaron Gordon: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Aaron Gordon 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Aaron Gordon 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Aaron Gordon 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Aaron Gordon 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Aaron Gordon 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Aaron Gordon 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Aaron Gordon 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Aaron Gordon 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Aaron Gordon 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Aaron Gordon 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Aaron Gordon 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron Gordon 13.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Aaron Gordon 6.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Aaron Gordon 2.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Aaron Gordon 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Aaron Gordon 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron Gordon 9,009 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Aaron Gordon 4,227 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Aaron Gordon 1,775 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Aaron Gordon 499 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Aaron Gordon 431 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Aaron Gordon 669 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron Gordon .481 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Aaron Gordon .323 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aaron Gordon .683 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron Gordon 17.6 (2018) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron Gordon 7.9 (2018) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Aaron Gordon 3.7 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Aaron Gordon 1.0 (2018) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Aaron Gordon 0.8 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Aaron Gordon 13.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Aaron Gordon 6.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Aaron Gordon 2.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Aaron Gordon 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Aaron Gordon 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Aaron Gordon 521 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Aaron Gordon 246 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Aaron Gordon 103 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Aaron Gordon 24 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Aaron Gordon 23 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Aaron Gordon 40 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Aaron Gordon .478 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Aaron Gordon .365 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Aaron Gordon .645 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Aaron Gordon 15.2 (2019) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Aaron Gordon 7.2 (2022) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Aaron Gordon 3.6 (2019) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Aaron Gordon 1.2 (2019) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Aaron Gordon 1.2 (2022) 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.