Gerald Green vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gerald Green 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

Gerald Green

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gerald Green: 2005-06 to 2018-19
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gerald Green 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gerald Green 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gerald Green 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gerald Green 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gerald Green 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gerald Green 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gerald Green 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gerald Green 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gerald Green 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gerald Green 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gerald Green 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerald Green 9.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Green 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gerald Green 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gerald Green 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Green 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerald Green 6,412 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gerald Green 1,639 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gerald Green 596 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gerald Green 335 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gerald Green 199 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gerald Green 658 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerald Green .417 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gerald Green .361 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerald Green .818 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerald Green 15.8 (2014) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Green 3.5 (2012) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gerald Green 1.5 (2014) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gerald Green 0.9 (2012) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Green 0.5 (2012) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerald Green 5.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Green 1.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gerald Green 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gerald Green 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Green 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerald Green 349 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gerald Green 113 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gerald Green 15 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gerald Green 15 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gerald Green 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gerald Green 68 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerald Green .389 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gerald Green .374 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerald Green .844 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerald Green 7.5 (2017) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Green 2.9 (2018) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gerald Green 0.7 (2017) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gerald Green 0.3 (2016) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Green 0.4 (2018) 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.