Bob Christian vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bob Christian 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

Bob Christian

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Christian: 1970-71 to 1973-74
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Christian 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bob Christian 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bob Christian 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bob Christian 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Christian 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Christian 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Christian 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bob Christian 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bob Christian 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bob Christian 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bob Christian 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Christian 3.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Christian 4.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bob Christian 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bob Christian 0.2 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Christian 0.4 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Christian 942 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bob Christian 1,002 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bob Christian 203 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bob Christian 19 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bob Christian 32 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bob Christian 246 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Christian .486 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bob Christian - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Christian .704 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Christian 4.8 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Christian 5.5 (1973) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 (1974) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Christian 0.2 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Christian 0.4 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bob Christian 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bob Christian - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Christian - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Christian 7 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bob Christian 7 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bob Christian 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bob Christian 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bob Christian 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bob Christian 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Christian .375 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bob Christian - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bob Christian 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 (1972) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Christian 1.2 (1972) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Christian 0.0 (1972) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Christian - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Christian - * 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.