Bobby Simmons vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bobby Simmons 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

Bobby Simmons

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bobby Simmons: 2001-02 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bobby Simmons 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bobby Simmons 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bobby Simmons 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bobby Simmons 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bobby Simmons 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bobby Simmons 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bobby Simmons 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bobby Simmons 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bobby Simmons 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bobby Simmons 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bobby Simmons 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bobby Simmons 9.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bobby Simmons 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bobby Simmons 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bobby Simmons 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bobby Simmons 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bobby Simmons 4,189 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bobby Simmons 1,791 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bobby Simmons 710 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bobby Simmons 396 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bobby Simmons 83 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bobby Simmons 466 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bobby Simmons .437 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bobby Simmons .396 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bobby Simmons .823 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bobby Simmons 16.4 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bobby Simmons 5.9 (2005) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bobby Simmons 2.7 (2005) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bobby Simmons 1.4 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bobby Simmons 0.3 (2004) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bobby Simmons 4.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bobby Simmons 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bobby Simmons 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bobby Simmons 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bobby Simmons 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bobby Simmons 44 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bobby Simmons 19 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bobby Simmons 10 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bobby Simmons 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bobby Simmons 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bobby Simmons 9 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bobby Simmons .373 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bobby Simmons .375 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bobby Simmons - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bobby Simmons 6.6 (2006) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bobby Simmons 3.6 (2006) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bobby Simmons 2.0 (2006) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bobby Simmons 1.8 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bobby Simmons 0.2 (2006) 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.