Bill Ligon vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Ligon: 1974-75 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Ligon 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Ligon 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Ligon 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Ligon 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Ligon 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Ligon 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Bill Ligon 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Ligon 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 Ligon 3.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Ligon 0.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Ligon 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bill Ligon 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Ligon 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Ligon 126 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Ligon 26 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Ligon 25 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bill Ligon 8 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bill Ligon 9 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bill Ligon 38 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Ligon .385 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Ligon .640 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Ligon 3.3 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Ligon 0.7 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Ligon 0.7 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Ligon 0.2 (1975) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Ligon 0.2 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Ligon 1.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Ligon 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Ligon 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Ligon 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bill Ligon 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bill Ligon 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bill Ligon 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Ligon 1.000 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Ligon - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Ligon 1.0 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bill Ligon 0.0 (1975) 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.