Charles O'Bannon vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Charles O'Bannon 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

Charles O'Bannon

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Charles O'Bannon: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Charles O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Charles O'Bannon 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Charles O'Bannon 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Charles O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Charles O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Charles O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Charles O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Charles O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Charles O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Charles O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Charles O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles O'Bannon 2.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Charles O'Bannon 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles O'Bannon 120 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Charles O'Bannon 67 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Charles O'Bannon 29 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Charles O'Bannon 11 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Charles O'Bannon 4 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Charles O'Bannon 48 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles O'Bannon .400 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Charles O'Bannon .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles O'Bannon .870 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles O'Bannon 3.1 (1999) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Charles O'Bannon 1.9 (1999) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.7 (1999) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.3 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.2 (1999) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Charles O'Bannon 1.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Charles O'Bannon 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Charles O'Bannon 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Charles O'Bannon 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Charles O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Charles O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Charles O'Bannon 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Charles O'Bannon .667 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Charles O'Bannon - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Charles O'Bannon - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Charles O'Bannon 1.0 (1999) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.3 (1999) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.3 (1999) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.0 (1999) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Charles O'Bannon 0.0 (1999) 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.