Jacob Gilyard vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jacob Gilyard 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

Jacob Gilyard

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jacob Gilyard: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jacob Gilyard 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jacob Gilyard 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jacob Gilyard 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jacob Gilyard 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jacob Gilyard 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jacob Gilyard 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jacob Gilyard 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jacob Gilyard 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jacob Gilyard 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jacob Gilyard 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jacob Gilyard 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard 4.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard 3.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jacob Gilyard 176 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jacob Gilyard 50 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jacob Gilyard 144 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jacob Gilyard 36 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jacob Gilyard 5 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jacob Gilyard 42 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jacob Gilyard .399 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jacob Gilyard .403 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jacob Gilyard 1.000 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard 4.2 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard 4.0 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard 7.0 (2023) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard 3.0 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard 0.1 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jacob Gilyard 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jacob Gilyard - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jacob Gilyard - 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.