Fred VanVleet vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Fred VanVleet 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

Fred VanVleet

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred VanVleet 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Fred VanVleet 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Fred VanVleet 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Fred VanVleet 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Fred VanVleet 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Fred VanVleet 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Fred VanVleet 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Fred VanVleet 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Fred VanVleet 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Fred VanVleet 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Fred VanVleet 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 15.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 5.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 7,360 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 1,663 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 2,788 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 663 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 228 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Fred VanVleet 490 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .404 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .375 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .868 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 10.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 518 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 111 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 180 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 44 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 17 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Fred VanVleet 52 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .391 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .372 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .814 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022) 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.