Al-Farouq Aminu vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Al-Farouq Aminu 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

Al-Farouq Aminu

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Al-Farouq Aminu: 2010-11 to 2020-21
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Al-Farouq Aminu 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Al-Farouq Aminu 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Al-Farouq Aminu 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Al-Farouq Aminu 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Al-Farouq Aminu 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Al-Farouq Aminu 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Al-Farouq Aminu 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Al-Farouq Aminu 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Al-Farouq Aminu 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Al-Farouq Aminu 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Al-Farouq Aminu 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 7.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 6.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al-Farouq Aminu 5,350 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Al-Farouq Aminu 4,280 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Al-Farouq Aminu 879 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Al-Farouq Aminu 678 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Al-Farouq Aminu 397 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Al-Farouq Aminu 711 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al-Farouq Aminu .420 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Al-Farouq Aminu .332 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al-Farouq Aminu .746 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 10.2 (2016) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 7.7 (2013) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 1.7 (2016) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 1.2 (2013) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 0.8 (2015) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 11.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 7.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Al-Farouq Aminu 452 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Al-Farouq Aminu 293 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Al-Farouq Aminu 56 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Al-Farouq Aminu 34 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Al-Farouq Aminu 34 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Al-Farouq Aminu 40 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Al-Farouq Aminu .434 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Al-Farouq Aminu .391 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Al-Farouq Aminu .742 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 17.3 (2018) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 9.0 (2018) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 1.8 (2016) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 2.0 (2015) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Al-Farouq Aminu 1.6 (2015) 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.