Blue Edwards vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Blue Edwards 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

Blue Edwards

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Blue Edwards: 1989-90 to 1998-99
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Blue Edwards 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Blue Edwards 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Blue Edwards 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Blue Edwards 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Blue Edwards 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Blue Edwards 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Blue Edwards 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Blue Edwards 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Blue Edwards 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Blue Edwards 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Blue Edwards 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Blue Edwards 10.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Blue Edwards 3.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Blue Edwards 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Blue Edwards 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Blue Edwards 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Blue Edwards 7,585 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Blue Edwards 2,376 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Blue Edwards 1,409 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Blue Edwards 728 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Blue Edwards 297 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Blue Edwards 704 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Blue Edwards .475 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Blue Edwards .335 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Blue Edwards .779 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Blue Edwards 16.9 (1993) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Blue Edwards 4.7 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Blue Edwards 2.6 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Blue Edwards 1.6 (1993) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Blue Edwards 0.6 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Blue Edwards 7.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Blue Edwards 3.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Blue Edwards 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Blue Edwards 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Blue Edwards 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Blue Edwards 265 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Blue Edwards 103 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Blue Edwards 44 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Blue Edwards 40 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Blue Edwards 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Blue Edwards 34 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Blue Edwards .473 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Blue Edwards .313 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Blue Edwards .767 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Blue Edwards 10.1 (1991) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Blue Edwards 3.6 (1990) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Blue Edwards 1.8 (1991) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Blue Edwards 1.4 (1992) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Blue Edwards 0.4 (1990) 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.