Earl Jones vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Jones: 1984-85 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Jones 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Earl Jones 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Earl Jones 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Earl Jones 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Jones 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Earl Jones 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Earl Jones 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Earl Jones 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 Jones 0.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Jones 0.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Earl Jones 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Earl Jones 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Jones 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Jones 13 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Earl Jones 10 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Earl Jones 4 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Earl Jones 0 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Earl Jones 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Earl Jones 14 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Jones .385 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Earl Jones - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Jones .750 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Jones 1.1 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Jones 0.8 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Earl Jones 0.3 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Jones 0.0 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Jones 0.1 (1986) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Jones - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Jones - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Earl Jones - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Earl Jones - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Earl Jones - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Jones - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Earl Jones - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Earl Jones - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Earl Jones - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Earl Jones - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Earl Jones 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Jones - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Earl Jones - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Jones - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Jones - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Jones - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Earl Jones - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Jones - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Earl Jones - 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.