Greg Ostertag vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Greg Ostertag: 1995-96 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Greg Ostertag 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Greg Ostertag 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Greg Ostertag 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Greg Ostertag 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Greg Ostertag 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Greg Ostertag 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Greg Ostertag 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Greg Ostertag 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 Ostertag 4.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ostertag 5.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Greg Ostertag 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Greg Ostertag 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ostertag 1.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ostertag 3,512 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Greg Ostertag 4,145 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Greg Ostertag 443 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Greg Ostertag 189 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Greg Ostertag 1,293 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Greg Ostertag 756 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ostertag .486 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Greg Ostertag .100 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ostertag .569 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ostertag 7.3 (1997) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ostertag 7.4 (2004) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Greg Ostertag 1.6 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Ostertag 0.4 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ostertag 2.7 (1999) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Greg Ostertag 4.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ostertag 5.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Greg Ostertag 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Greg Ostertag 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ostertag 1.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Greg Ostertag 372 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Greg Ostertag 482 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Greg Ostertag 31 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Greg Ostertag 29 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Greg Ostertag 165 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Greg Ostertag 89 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Greg Ostertag .465 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Greg Ostertag .573 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Greg Ostertag 9.2 (2003) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Greg Ostertag 8.6 (2003) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Greg Ostertag 1.6 (2003) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Greg Ostertag 0.6 (2003) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Greg Ostertag 2.4 (1997) 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.