Bud Acton vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bud Acton 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

Bud Acton

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bud Acton: 1967-68 to 1967-68
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bud Acton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bud Acton 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bud Acton 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bud Acton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bud Acton 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bud Acton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bud Acton 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bud Acton 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bud Acton 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bud Acton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bud Acton 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Acton 3.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bud Acton 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Acton 77 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bud Acton 47 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bud Acton 11 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bud Acton - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bud Acton - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bud Acton 23 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Acton .392 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bud Acton - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bud Acton .655 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Acton 3.3 (1968) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton 2.0 (1968) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bud Acton 0.5 (1968) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bud Acton - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bud Acton - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bud Acton - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bud Acton - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bud Acton - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bud Acton - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bud Acton - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bud Acton 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bud Acton - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bud Acton - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bud Acton - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bud Acton - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bud Acton - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bud Acton - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bud Acton - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bud Acton - 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.