Gal Mekel vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gal Mekel 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

Gal Mekel

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gal Mekel: 2013-14 to 2014-15
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gal Mekel 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gal Mekel 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gal Mekel 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gal Mekel 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gal Mekel 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gal Mekel 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gal Mekel 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gal Mekel 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gal Mekel 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gal Mekel 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gal Mekel 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gal Mekel 2.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gal Mekel 0.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gal Mekel 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gal Mekel 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gal Mekel 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gal Mekel 79 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gal Mekel 28 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gal Mekel 76 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gal Mekel 6 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gal Mekel 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gal Mekel 35 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gal Mekel .311 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gal Mekel .217 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gal Mekel .667 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gal Mekel 2.4 (2014) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gal Mekel 0.9 (2014) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gal Mekel 3.3 (2015) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gal Mekel 0.5 (2015) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gal Mekel 0.0 (2014) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gal Mekel - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gal Mekel - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gal Mekel - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gal Mekel - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gal Mekel - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gal Mekel - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gal Mekel - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gal Mekel - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gal Mekel - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gal Mekel - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gal Mekel 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gal Mekel - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gal Mekel - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gal Mekel - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gal Mekel - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gal Mekel - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gal Mekel - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gal Mekel - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gal Mekel - 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.