Ed O'Bannon vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Ed O'Bannon

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed O'Bannon: 1995-96 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ed O'Bannon 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ed O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 13

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

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ed O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 1 *

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Ed O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ed 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 Ed O'Bannon 5.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ed O'Bannon 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ed O'Bannon 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ed O'Bannon 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ed O'Bannon 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed O'Bannon 634 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ed O'Bannon 316 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ed O'Bannon 102 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ed O'Bannon 73 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ed O'Bannon 23 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ed O'Bannon 128 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed O'Bannon .367 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ed O'Bannon .222 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ed O'Bannon .755 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed O'Bannon 6.2 (1996) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ed O'Bannon 2.6 (1996) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ed O'Bannon 1.0 (1996) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ed O'Bannon 0.7 (1996) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ed O'Bannon 0.2 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ed O'Bannon 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West .469

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

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

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ed O'Bannon - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ed O'Bannon - 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.