Eric Gordon vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Eric Gordon

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eric Gordon: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eric Gordon 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Eric Gordon 16 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Eric Gordon 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Eric Gordon 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Eric Gordon 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Eric Gordon 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Eric Gordon 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Eric Gordon 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Eric Gordon 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Eric Gordon 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Eric Gordon 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 15.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Gordon 13,868 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Eric Gordon 2,067 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Eric Gordon 2,443 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Eric Gordon 750 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Eric Gordon 313 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Eric Gordon 886 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Gordon .430 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Eric Gordon .371 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Gordon .811 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 22.3 (2011) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 2.9 (2011) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 4.4 (2011) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 1.4 (2012) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 0.5 (2017) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 15.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 2.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 2.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Gordon 933 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Eric Gordon 166 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Eric Gordon 129 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Eric Gordon 41 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Eric Gordon 37 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Eric Gordon 61 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Gordon .410 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Eric Gordon .356 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Gordon .836 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Gordon 18.5 (2015) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Gordon 3.9 (2017) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Eric Gordon 3.8 (2015) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Eric Gordon 1.0 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Gordon 1.0 (2024) 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.