Greg Butler vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Butler: 1988-89 to 1990-91
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Butler 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Greg Butler 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Greg Butler 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Greg Butler 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Greg Butler 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Greg Butler 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Greg Butler 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Greg Butler 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 Butler 1.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Butler 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Greg Butler 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Greg Butler 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Butler 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Butler 76 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Greg Butler 53 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Greg Butler 4 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Greg Butler 1 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Greg Butler 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Greg Butler 55 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Butler .354 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Greg Butler .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Butler .714 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Butler 1.7 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Butler 1.8 (1991) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Greg Butler 0.1 (1991) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Butler 0.0 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Butler 0.1 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Butler - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Greg Butler - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Greg Butler - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Greg Butler - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Butler - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Butler - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Greg Butler - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Greg Butler - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Greg Butler - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Greg Butler - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Greg Butler 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Butler - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Greg Butler - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Butler - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Butler - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Butler - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Greg Butler - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Butler - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Butler - 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.