Ben Clyde vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ben Clyde 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

Ben Clyde

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Clyde: 1974-75 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Clyde 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ben Clyde 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ben Clyde 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ben Clyde 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben Clyde 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ben Clyde 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Clyde 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Clyde 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Clyde 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ben Clyde 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ben Clyde 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Clyde 2.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Clyde 1.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ben Clyde 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben Clyde 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Clyde 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Clyde 69 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ben Clyde 41 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ben Clyde 5 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ben Clyde 5 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ben Clyde 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ben Clyde 25 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Clyde .431 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ben Clyde - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Clyde .778 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Clyde 2.8 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Clyde 1.6 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ben Clyde 0.2 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Clyde 0.2 (1975) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Clyde 0.1 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Clyde - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben Clyde - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ben Clyde - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ben Clyde - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Clyde - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Clyde - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ben Clyde - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ben Clyde - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ben Clyde - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ben Clyde - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ben Clyde 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Clyde - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ben Clyde - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Clyde - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Clyde - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Clyde - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben Clyde - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Clyde - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Clyde - 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.