Gale Bishop vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gale Bishop 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

Gale Bishop

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gale Bishop: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gale Bishop 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gale Bishop 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gale Bishop 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gale Bishop 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gale Bishop 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gale Bishop 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gale Bishop 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gale Bishop 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gale Bishop 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gale Bishop 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gale Bishop 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 8.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 467 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gale Bishop 92 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gale Bishop 56 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .325 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .651 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 8.3 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.6 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gale Bishop 18 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gale Bishop 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gale Bishop 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gale Bishop .269 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gale Bishop .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gale Bishop 9.0 (1949) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gale Bishop 1.0 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gale Bishop - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gale Bishop - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.