Cleveland Buckner vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Cleveland Buckner 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

Cleveland Buckner

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cleveland Buckner: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cleveland Buckner 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Cleveland Buckner 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Cleveland Buckner 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cleveland Buckner 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Cleveland Buckner 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Cleveland Buckner 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cleveland Buckner 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Cleveland Buckner 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner 411 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner 240 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner 44 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 68 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner .432 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner .620 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner 6.4 (1962) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner 3.8 (1962) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner 0.8 (1963) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cleveland Buckner - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Cleveland Buckner - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Cleveland Buckner - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Cleveland Buckner 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cleveland Buckner - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Cleveland Buckner - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cleveland Buckner - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cleveland Buckner - 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.