Cornell Warner vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Cornell Warner 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

Cornell Warner

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cornell Warner: 1970-71 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cornell Warner 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Cornell Warner 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Cornell Warner 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Cornell Warner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cornell Warner 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Cornell Warner 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cornell Warner 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Cornell Warner 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cornell Warner 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Cornell Warner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Cornell Warner 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cornell Warner 6.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Cornell Warner 7.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Cornell Warner 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Cornell Warner 0.5 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Cornell Warner 0.6 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cornell Warner 2,860 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Cornell Warner 3,353 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Cornell Warner 494 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Cornell Warner 132 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Cornell Warner 144 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Cornell Warner 445 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cornell Warner .452 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Cornell Warner - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cornell Warner .672 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cornell Warner 7.6 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Cornell Warner 10.3 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Cornell Warner 1.6 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cornell Warner 0.7 (1976) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cornell Warner 0.7 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cornell Warner 5.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Cornell Warner 8.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Cornell Warner 1.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Cornell Warner 0.4 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Cornell Warner 0.7 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cornell Warner 121 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Cornell Warner 172 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Cornell Warner 26 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Cornell Warner 8 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Cornell Warner 14 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Cornell Warner 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cornell Warner .439 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Cornell Warner - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cornell Warner .684 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cornell Warner 6.7 (1974) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Cornell Warner 10.2 (1974) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Cornell Warner 1.3 (1974) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cornell Warner 0.4 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cornell Warner 0.9 (1974) * 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.