Alton Lister vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Alton Lister 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

Alton Lister

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alton Lister: 1981-82 to 1997-98
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alton Lister 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Alton Lister 16 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Alton Lister 11 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Alton Lister 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Alton Lister 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Alton Lister 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Alton Lister 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Alton Lister 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alton Lister 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Alton Lister 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Alton Lister 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 6.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 6.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 6,298 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 5,996 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Alton Lister 914 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Alton Lister 351 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Alton Lister 1,473 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Alton Lister 953 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .512 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .111 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .597 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.6 (1987) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 9.4 (1987) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 (1985) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.6 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.4 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alton Lister 7.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 5.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 1.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Alton Lister 617 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Alton Lister 506 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Alton Lister 70 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Alton Lister 39 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Alton Lister 142 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Alton Lister 87 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alton Lister .505 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Alton Lister .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alton Lister .640 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alton Lister 11.9 (1986) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Alton Lister 7.8 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Alton Lister 1.9 (1985) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Alton Lister 1.0 (1983) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Alton Lister 2.6 (1989) 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.