Bill Downey vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bill Downey 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

Bill Downey

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Downey: 1947-48 to 1947-48
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Downey 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Downey 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Downey 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Downey 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Downey 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Downey 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Downey 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Downey 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Downey 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bill Downey 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Downey 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey 0 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Downey 0 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bill Downey 3 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey .000 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey 0.0 (1948) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Downey - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Downey - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bill Downey 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Downey - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bill Downey - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Downey - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Downey - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Downey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Downey - 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.