Ben McDonald vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben McDonald: 1985-86 to 1988-89
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben McDonald 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ben McDonald 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ben McDonald 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ben McDonald 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben McDonald 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ben McDonald 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Ben McDonald 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ben McDonald 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 McDonald 6.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 3.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 1,061 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 568 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ben McDonald 236 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ben McDonald 77 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 17 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ben McDonald 176 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .468 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .227 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .727 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 7.6 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 4.1 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.7 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 0.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben McDonald 8 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ben McDonald 14 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ben McDonald 10 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ben McDonald 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ben McDonald 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ben McDonald 10 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben McDonald .143 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ben McDonald .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben McDonald .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben McDonald 1.2 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ben McDonald 1.6 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben McDonald 1.8 (1987) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben McDonald 0.6 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben McDonald 0.2 (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.