Eric Riley vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Eric Riley: 1993-94 to 1998-99
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Eric Riley 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Eric Riley 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Eric Riley 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Eric Riley 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Eric Riley 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Eric Riley 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Eric Riley 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Eric Riley 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 Riley 3.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Eric Riley 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Eric Riley 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Eric Riley 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Riley 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Riley 574 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Eric Riley 479 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Eric Riley 60 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Eric Riley 54 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Eric Riley 132 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Eric Riley 186 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Riley .456 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Eric Riley .704 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Riley 4.4 (1995) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Riley 3.4 (1998) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Eric Riley 0.6 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Eric Riley 1.2 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Eric Riley - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Eric Riley - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Eric Riley - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Eric Riley - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Eric Riley - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Eric Riley - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Eric Riley - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Eric Riley - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Eric Riley - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Eric Riley - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Eric Riley 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Eric Riley - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Eric Riley - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Eric Riley - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Eric Riley - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Eric Riley - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Eric Riley - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Eric Riley - 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.