Bill Miller vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Miller: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Miller 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Miller 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Miller 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Miller 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Miller 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Miller 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Bill Miller 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Miller 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 Miller 1.9 Jerry West 27.0

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

Assists Per Game Bill Miller 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Miller 53 Jerry West 25,192

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

Total Assists Bill Miller 20 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Bill Miller 28 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Miller .292 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Miller .550 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Miller 1.9 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

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

Assists Per Game Bill Miller 0.7 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Miller 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

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

Assists Per Game Bill Miller 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Miller 0 Jerry West 4,457

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

Total Assists Bill Miller 0 Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Bill Miller 1 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Miller - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Miller .000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Miller 0.0 (1949) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

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

Assists Per Game Bill Miller 0.0 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Miller - 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.