Bob Peterson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Peterson: 1953-54 to 1955-56
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Peterson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bob Peterson 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bob Peterson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bob Peterson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bob Peterson 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bob Peterson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Bob Peterson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bob Peterson 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 Peterson 4.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bob Peterson 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bob Peterson 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Peterson 479 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bob Peterson 389 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bob Peterson 78 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bob Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bob Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bob Peterson 103 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Peterson .386 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Peterson .669 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Peterson 5.3 (1956) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Peterson 4.2 (1955) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bob Peterson 0.8 (1955) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Peterson 8.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bob Peterson 5.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bob Peterson 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Peterson 24 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bob Peterson 16 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bob Peterson 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bob Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bob Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bob Peterson 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Peterson .467 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Bob Peterson .909 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Peterson 8.0 (1955) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Peterson 5.3 (1955) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bob Peterson 1.7 (1955) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bob Peterson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bob Peterson - 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.