Byron Scott vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Byron Scott 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

Byron Scott

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Byron Scott: 1983-84 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Byron Scott 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Byron Scott 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Byron Scott 13 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Byron Scott 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Byron Scott 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Byron Scott 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Byron Scott 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Byron Scott 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Byron Scott 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Byron Scott 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Byron Scott 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Byron Scott 14.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Byron Scott 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Byron Scott 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Byron Scott 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Byron Scott 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Byron Scott 15,097 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Byron Scott 2,987 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Byron Scott 2,729 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Byron Scott 1,224 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Byron Scott 276 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Byron Scott 1,073 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Byron Scott .482 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Byron Scott .370 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Byron Scott .833 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Byron Scott 21.7 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Byron Scott 4.1 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Byron Scott 4.1 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Byron Scott 1.9 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Byron Scott 0.4 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Byron Scott 13.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Byron Scott 2.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Byron Scott 2.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Byron Scott 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Byron Scott 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Byron Scott 2,451 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Byron Scott 536 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Byron Scott 390 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Byron Scott 226 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Byron Scott 30 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Byron Scott 183 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Byron Scott .482 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Byron Scott .395 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Byron Scott .819 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Byron Scott 19.9 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Byron Scott 4.2 (1988) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Byron Scott 3.5 (1992) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Byron Scott 2.2 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Byron Scott 0.3 (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.