Bill Turner vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Turner: 1967-68 to 1972-73
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Turner 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bill Turner 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bill Turner 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bill Turner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bill Turner 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bill Turner 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Bill Turner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bill Turner 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 Turner 5.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bill Turner 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bill Turner 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Turner 1,597 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bill Turner 1,039 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bill Turner 167 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Bill Turner 294 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Turner .407 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Turner .728 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Turner 7.8 (1969) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Turner 4.8 (1969) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bill Turner 0.8 (1969) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Turner 4.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bill Turner 2.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bill Turner 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Turner 96 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bill Turner 62 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bill Turner 18 Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Bill Turner 22 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Turner .425 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Bill Turner .710 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Turner 5.5 (1969) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Turner 4.2 (1969) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bill Turner 1.2 (1969) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Bill Turner - 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.