Jack Givens vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jack Givens 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

Jack Givens

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jack Givens: 1978-79 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jack Givens 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jack Givens 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jack Givens 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jack Givens 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jack Givens 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jack Givens 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jack Givens 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jack Givens 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jack Givens 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jack Givens 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jack Givens 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Givens 6.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Givens 1,040 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jack Givens 456 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jack Givens 142 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jack Givens 123 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jack Givens 36 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jack Givens 156 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Givens .401 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jack Givens .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jack Givens .791 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Givens 7.7 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 3.0 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 1.1 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 1.0 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jack Givens 2.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jack Givens 29 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jack Givens 26 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jack Givens 6 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jack Givens 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jack Givens 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jack Givens 13 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jack Givens .295 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jack Givens - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jack Givens 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jack Givens 2.6 (1979) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jack Givens 2.3 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jack Givens 0.8 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jack Givens 0.5 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jack Givens 0.2 (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. 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.