Georges Niang vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Georges Niang 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

Georges Niang

vs.

Jerry West

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Georges Niang 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Georges Niang 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Georges Niang 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Georges Niang 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Georges Niang 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Georges Niang 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Georges Niang 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Georges Niang 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Georges Niang 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Georges Niang 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Georges Niang 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Georges Niang 7.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Georges Niang 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Georges Niang 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Georges Niang 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Georges Niang 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Georges Niang 3,262 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Georges Niang 1,082 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Georges Niang 423 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Georges Niang 148 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Georges Niang 64 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Georges Niang 465 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Georges Niang .441 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Georges Niang .397 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Georges Niang .866 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Georges Niang 9.4 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Georges Niang 3.4 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Georges Niang 1.3 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Georges Niang 0.4 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Georges Niang 0.2 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Georges Niang 4.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Georges Niang 1.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Georges Niang 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Georges Niang 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Georges Niang 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Georges Niang 226 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Georges Niang 73 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Georges Niang 32 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Georges Niang 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Georges Niang 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Georges Niang 48 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Georges Niang .405 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Georges Niang .356 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Georges Niang .917 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Georges Niang 8.3 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Georges Niang 2.8 (2019) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Georges Niang 1.0 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Georges Niang 0.5 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Georges Niang 0.5 (2024) 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.