Harold Pressley vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Harold Pressley 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

Harold Pressley

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Harold Pressley: 1986-87 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Harold Pressley 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Harold Pressley 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Harold Pressley 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Harold Pressley 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Harold Pressley 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Harold Pressley 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Harold Pressley 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Harold Pressley 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Harold Pressley 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Harold Pressley 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Harold Pressley 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harold Pressley 9.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Harold Pressley 4.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Harold Pressley 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Harold Pressley 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Harold Pressley 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Harold Pressley 2,702 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Harold Pressley 1,339 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Harold Pressley 628 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Harold Pressley 275 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Harold Pressley 188 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Harold Pressley 299 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harold Pressley .437 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Harold Pressley .358 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harold Pressley .778 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harold Pressley 12.3 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Harold Pressley 6.1 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Harold Pressley 2.3 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Harold Pressley 1.2 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Harold Pressley 1.0 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harold Pressley - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Harold Pressley - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Harold Pressley - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Harold Pressley - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Harold Pressley - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Harold Pressley - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Harold Pressley - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Harold Pressley - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Harold Pressley - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Harold Pressley - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Harold Pressley 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harold Pressley - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Harold Pressley - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harold Pressley - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harold Pressley - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Harold Pressley - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Harold Pressley - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Harold Pressley - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Harold Pressley - 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.