Jabari Bird vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jabari Bird 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

Jabari Bird

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jabari Bird: 2017-18 to 2017-18
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jabari Bird 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jabari Bird 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jabari Bird 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jabari Bird 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jabari Bird 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jabari Bird 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jabari Bird 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jabari Bird 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jabari Bird 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jabari Bird 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird 39 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird 19 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jabari Bird 8 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jabari Bird 3 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 13 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird .577 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird .429 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird .462 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird 3.0 (2018) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird 1.5 (2018) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird 0.6 (2018) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird 0.2 (2018) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird 0.1 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jabari Bird - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jabari Bird - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jabari Bird - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jabari Bird - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jabari Bird - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jabari Bird 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jabari Bird - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jabari Bird - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jabari Bird - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jabari Bird - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jabari Bird - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jabari Bird - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jabari Bird - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jabari Bird - 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.