Gene Conley vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gene Conley 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

Gene Conley

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene Conley: 1952-53 to 1963-64
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene Conley 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gene Conley 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gene Conley 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gene Conley 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gene Conley 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gene Conley 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene Conley 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene Conley 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene Conley 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gene Conley 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gene Conley 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Conley 5.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 6.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Conley 2,069 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gene Conley 2,212 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gene Conley 201 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gene Conley - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gene Conley - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gene Conley 351 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Conley .371 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gene Conley - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Conley .657 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Conley 9.0 (1963) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 8.3 (1960) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 1.0 (1963) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene Conley 5.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 6.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene Conley 169 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gene Conley 222 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gene Conley 11 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gene Conley - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gene Conley - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gene Conley 33 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene Conley .374 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gene Conley - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gene Conley .617 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene Conley 6.5 (1960) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gene Conley 8.9 (1960) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gene Conley 0.6 (1959) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gene Conley - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gene Conley - 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.