Gary Leonard vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gary Leonard 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

Gary Leonard

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Leonard: 1989-90 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Leonard 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gary Leonard 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gary Leonard 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gary Leonard 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gary Leonard 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gary Leonard 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Leonard 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Leonard 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Leonard 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gary Leonard 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gary Leonard 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Leonard 1.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Leonard 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gary Leonard 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gary Leonard 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Leonard 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Leonard 44 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gary Leonard 34 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gary Leonard 2 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gary Leonard 4 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gary Leonard 10 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gary Leonard 31 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Leonard .459 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gary Leonard .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Leonard .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Leonard 2.0 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Leonard 1.2 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gary Leonard 0.2 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Leonard 0.2 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Leonard 0.4 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Leonard 2.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Leonard 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gary Leonard 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gary Leonard 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Leonard 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Leonard 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gary Leonard 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gary Leonard 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gary Leonard 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gary Leonard 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gary Leonard 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Leonard 1.000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gary Leonard - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Leonard - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Leonard 2.0 (1991) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Leonard 1.0 (1991) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gary Leonard 0.0 (1991) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Leonard 0.0 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Leonard 0.0 (1991) 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.