Alex Poythress vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Alex Poythress 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

Alex Poythress

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Poythress: 2016-17 to 2018-19
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Poythress 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Alex Poythress 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Alex Poythress 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Alex Poythress 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Alex Poythress 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Alex Poythress 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alex Poythress 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Poythress 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Poythress 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Alex Poythress 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Alex Poythress 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Poythress 3.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Alex Poythress 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Alex Poythress 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Alex Poythress 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Poythress 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Poythress 197 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Alex Poythress 122 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Alex Poythress 24 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Alex Poythress 10 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Alex Poythress 13 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Alex Poythress 52 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Poythress .472 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Alex Poythress .358 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Poythress .667 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Poythress 10.7 (2017) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Poythress 4.8 (2017) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Alex Poythress 0.8 (2017) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Poythress 0.5 (2017) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Poythress 0.5 (2019) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Poythress - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Alex Poythress - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Alex Poythress - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Alex Poythress - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alex Poythress - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Poythress - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Alex Poythress - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Alex Poythress - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Alex Poythress - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Alex Poythress - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Alex Poythress 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Poythress - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Alex Poythress - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Poythress - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Poythress - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Poythress - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alex Poythress - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alex Poythress - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alex Poythress - 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.