Bird Averitt vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bird Averitt 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

Bird Averitt

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bird Averitt: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bird Averitt 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bird Averitt 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bird Averitt 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bird Averitt 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bird Averitt 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bird Averitt 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bird Averitt 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bird Averitt 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bird Averitt 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bird Averitt 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 8.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt 1,085 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt 161 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bird Averitt 330 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bird Averitt 69 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bird Averitt 14 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bird Averitt 130 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt .392 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt .713 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt 9.0 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt 1.5 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt 3.6 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt 0.7 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt 0.2 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bird Averitt - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bird Averitt - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bird Averitt - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bird Averitt - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bird Averitt - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bird Averitt 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bird Averitt - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bird Averitt - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bird Averitt - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bird Averitt - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bird Averitt - 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.