Greg Buckner vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Greg Buckner 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

Greg Buckner

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Buckner: 1999-00 to 2008-09
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Buckner 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Greg Buckner 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Greg Buckner 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Greg Buckner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Greg Buckner 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Greg Buckner 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Greg Buckner 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Greg Buckner 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Greg Buckner 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Greg Buckner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Greg Buckner 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Buckner 5.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Buckner 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Greg Buckner 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Greg Buckner 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Buckner 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Buckner 2,878 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Greg Buckner 1,593 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Greg Buckner 719 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Greg Buckner 454 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Greg Buckner 111 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Greg Buckner 570 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Buckner .450 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Greg Buckner .334 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Buckner .757 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Buckner 6.7 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Buckner 4.2 (2001) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Greg Buckner 1.9 (2005) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Buckner 1.2 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Buckner 0.4 (2002) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Buckner 4.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Greg Buckner 2.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Greg Buckner 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Greg Buckner 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Buckner 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Buckner 157 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Greg Buckner 100 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Greg Buckner 23 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Greg Buckner 16 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Greg Buckner 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Greg Buckner 38 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Buckner .377 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Greg Buckner .259 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Buckner .786 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Buckner 12.6 (2006) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Buckner 4.2 (2001) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Greg Buckner 1.2 (2006) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Buckner 1.0 (2001) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Buckner 0.2 (2006) 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.