Ben Goldfaden vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Goldfaden 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ben Goldfaden 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ben Goldfaden 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ben Goldfaden 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben Goldfaden 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ben Goldfaden 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Ben Goldfaden 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ben Goldfaden 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 Goldfaden 1.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden 0.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Goldfaden 2 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ben Goldfaden 0 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ben Goldfaden 2 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Goldfaden .000 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Ben Goldfaden .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden 1.0 (1947) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden 0.0 (1947) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ben Goldfaden - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Goldfaden - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ben Goldfaden - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ben Goldfaden 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Goldfaden - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Ben Goldfaden - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

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

Steals Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Goldfaden - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.