Grant Long vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Grant Long 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

Grant Long

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Grant Long: 1988-89 to 2002-03
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Grant Long 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Grant Long 15 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Grant Long 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Grant Long 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Grant Long 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Grant Long 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Grant Long 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Grant Long 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Grant Long 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Grant Long 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Grant Long 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 9.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 6.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 9,518 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Grant Long 6,154 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Grant Long 1,716 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Grant Long 1,199 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Grant Long 366 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Grant Long 1,003 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .467 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .283 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .761 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 14.8 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 9.6 (1996) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.7 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.7 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.6 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Grant Long 8.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 5.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Grant Long 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Grant Long 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Grant Long 373 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Grant Long 243 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Grant Long 59 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Grant Long 41 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Grant Long 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Grant Long 42 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Grant Long .411 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Grant Long .200 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Grant Long .756 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Grant Long 13.7 (1995) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Grant Long 11.3 (1995) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Grant Long 2.8 (1996) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Grant Long 2.0 (1999) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Grant Long 0.5 (1994) 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.