Ben Poquette vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Poquette: 1977-78 to 1986-87
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Poquette 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ben Poquette 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ben Poquette 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ben Poquette 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ben Poquette 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ben Poquette 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Ben Poquette 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ben Poquette 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 Poquette 6.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ben Poquette 5.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ben Poquette 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ben Poquette 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Poquette 1.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Poquette 4,899 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ben Poquette 3,731 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ben Poquette 872 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ben Poquette 384 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ben Poquette 794 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ben Poquette 718 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Poquette .483 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ben Poquette .220 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Poquette .779 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Poquette 11.0 (1983) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Poquette 7.7 (1981) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ben Poquette 2.2 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Poquette 0.9 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Poquette 2.1 (1981) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Poquette 7.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ben Poquette 3.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ben Poquette 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ben Poquette 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ben Poquette 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Poquette 30 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ben Poquette 14 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ben Poquette 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ben Poquette 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ben Poquette 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ben Poquette 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Poquette .619 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Ben Poquette .800 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Poquette 7.5 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Poquette 3.5 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ben Poquette 0.3 (1985) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ben Poquette 0.5 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ben Poquette 1.5 (1985) 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. 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.