Bennie Swain vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bennie Swain 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

Bennie Swain

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bennie Swain: 1958-59 to 1958-59
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bennie Swain 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bennie Swain 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bennie Swain 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bennie Swain 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bennie Swain 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bennie Swain 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bennie Swain 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bennie Swain 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bennie Swain 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bennie Swain 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bennie Swain 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bennie Swain 4.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bennie Swain 4.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bennie Swain 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bennie Swain - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bennie Swain - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bennie Swain 265 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bennie Swain 262 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bennie Swain 29 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bennie Swain - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bennie Swain - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bennie Swain 58 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bennie Swain .406 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bennie Swain - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bennie Swain .609 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bennie Swain 4.6 (1959) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bennie Swain 4.5 (1959) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bennie Swain 0.5 (1959) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bennie Swain - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bennie Swain - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bennie Swain 1.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bennie Swain 2.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bennie Swain 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bennie Swain - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bennie Swain - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bennie Swain 5 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bennie Swain 14 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bennie Swain 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bennie Swain - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bennie Swain - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bennie Swain 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bennie Swain .333 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bennie Swain - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bennie Swain .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bennie Swain 1.0 (1959) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bennie Swain 2.8 (1959) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bennie Swain 0.2 (1959) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bennie Swain - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bennie Swain - 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.