Bill Melchionni vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Melchionni: 1966-67 to 1967-68
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Melchionni 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Melchionni 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Melchionni 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Melchionni 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Melchionni 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Melchionni 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Bill Melchionni 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Melchionni 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 Melchionni 4.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Melchionni 640 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Melchionni 202 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Melchionni 203 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Bill Melchionni 144 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Melchionni .412 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Melchionni .673 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Melchionni 4.6 (1968) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.5 (1968) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.5 (1968) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Melchionni 0.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Melchionni 18 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Melchionni 7 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Melchionni 11 Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Bill Melchionni 10 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Melchionni .308 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Melchionni .333 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Melchionni 2.0 (1968) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Melchionni 3.0 (1967) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Melchionni 1.1 (1968) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Melchionni - 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.