Ja Morant vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ja Morant 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2024-25
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ja Morant 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ja Morant 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ja Morant 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ja Morant 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ja Morant 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ja Morant 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ja Morant 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ja Morant 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ja Morant 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ja Morant 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year Ja Morant 1 Jerry West 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 22.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 7.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 6,942 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 1,448 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ja Morant 2,267 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ja Morant 315 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 86 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ja Morant 307 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .469 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .316 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .766 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 27.4 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 5.9 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.2 (2025) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.6 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ja Morant 26.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 6.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 8.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 1.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ja Morant 573 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ja Morant 136 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ja Morant 179 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ja Morant 31 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ja Morant 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ja Morant 22 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ja Morant .445 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ja Morant .344 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ja Morant .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ja Morant 30.2 (2021) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ja Morant 8.0 (2022) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ja Morant 9.8 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ja Morant 2.0 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ja Morant 0.7 (2025) 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.