Ira Terrell vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ira Terrell 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

Ira Terrell

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ira Terrell: 1976-77 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ira Terrell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ira Terrell 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ira Terrell 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ira Terrell 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ira Terrell 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ira Terrell 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ira Terrell 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ira Terrell 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ira Terrell 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ira Terrell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ira Terrell 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Terrell 7.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ira Terrell 4.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ira Terrell 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ira Terrell 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Terrell 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Terrell 886 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ira Terrell 533 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ira Terrell 144 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ira Terrell 63 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ira Terrell 75 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ira Terrell 127 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Terrell .498 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ira Terrell - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Terrell .638 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Terrell 8.5 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Terrell 5.0 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ira Terrell 1.3 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ira Terrell 0.5 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Terrell 0.6 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ira Terrell 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ira Terrell 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ira Terrell 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ira Terrell 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ira Terrell 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ira Terrell 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ira Terrell 1 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ira Terrell .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ira Terrell - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ira Terrell - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 (1979) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ira Terrell 2.0 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 (1979) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 (1979) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ira Terrell 0.0 (1979) 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.