Eric Montross vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eric Montross: 1994-95 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eric Montross 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Eric Montross 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Eric Montross 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Eric Montross 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Eric Montross 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Eric Montross 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Eric Montross 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Eric Montross 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 Montross 4.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Eric Montross 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Eric Montross 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Eric Montross 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Montross 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Montross 2,071 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Eric Montross 2,159 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Eric Montross 207 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Eric Montross 122 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Eric Montross 275 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Eric Montross 465 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Montross .490 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Eric Montross .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Montross .478 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Montross 10.0 (1995) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Montross 7.3 (1995) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Eric Montross 0.8 (1997) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Eric Montross 0.4 (1995) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Montross 0.9 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Montross 1.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Eric Montross 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Eric Montross 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Eric Montross 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Montross 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Montross 24 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Eric Montross 34 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Eric Montross 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Eric Montross 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Eric Montross 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Eric Montross 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Montross .455 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Eric Montross - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Eric Montross .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Montross 3.3 (1995) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Montross 2.6 (1999) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Eric Montross 0.2 (2001) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Eric Montross 0.0 (2001) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Montross 0.6 (2001) 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.