Frank Ramsey vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Frank Ramsey

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Frank Ramsey: 1954-55 to 1963-64
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Frank Ramsey 7 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Frank Ramsey 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Frank Ramsey 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Frank Ramsey 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Frank Ramsey 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Frank Ramsey 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Frank Ramsey 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Frank Ramsey 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Frank Ramsey 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Frank Ramsey 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Frank Ramsey 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Ramsey 13.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Frank Ramsey 5.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Frank Ramsey 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Frank Ramsey - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Ramsey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Ramsey 8,378 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Frank Ramsey 3,410 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Frank Ramsey 1,134 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Frank Ramsey - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Frank Ramsey - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Frank Ramsey 623 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Ramsey .399 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Frank Ramsey - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Ramsey .804 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Ramsey 16.5 (1958) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Ramsey 7.3 (1958) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Frank Ramsey 2.9 (1955) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Frank Ramsey - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Ramsey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Frank Ramsey 13.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Frank Ramsey 5.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Frank Ramsey 1.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Frank Ramsey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Frank Ramsey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Frank Ramsey 1,331 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Frank Ramsey 494 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Frank Ramsey 151 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Frank Ramsey - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Frank Ramsey - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Frank Ramsey 98 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Frank Ramsey .424 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Frank Ramsey - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Frank Ramsey .826 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Frank Ramsey 23.2 (1959) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Frank Ramsey 8.2 (1958) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Frank Ramsey 2.3 (1961) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Frank Ramsey - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Frank Ramsey - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.