Franklin Edwards vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Franklin Edwards

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Franklin Edwards: 1981-82 to 1987-88
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Franklin Edwards 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Franklin Edwards 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Franklin Edwards 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Franklin Edwards 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Franklin Edwards 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Franklin Edwards 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Franklin Edwards 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Franklin Edwards 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Franklin Edwards 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Franklin Edwards 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Franklin Edwards 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 6.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 2.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Franklin Edwards 1,802 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Franklin Edwards 300 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Franklin Edwards 774 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Franklin Edwards 249 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Franklin Edwards 21 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Franklin Edwards 296 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Franklin Edwards .449 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Franklin Edwards .030 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Franklin Edwards .795 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 9.0 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.3 (1987) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 5.8 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.2 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.1 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 3.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Franklin Edwards 73 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Franklin Edwards 14 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Franklin Edwards 22 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Franklin Edwards 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Franklin Edwards 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Franklin Edwards 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Franklin Edwards .481 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Franklin Edwards 1.000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Franklin Edwards .846 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Franklin Edwards 3.7 (1982) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.8 (1983) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Franklin Edwards 1.4 (1983) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.4 (1983) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Franklin Edwards 0.0 (1983) 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.