Earl Cureton vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Cureton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Earl Cureton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Earl Cureton 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) 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.