Jake Ford vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jake Ford 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

Jake Ford

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jake Ford: 1970-71 to 1971-72
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jake Ford 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jake Ford 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jake Ford 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jake Ford 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jake Ford 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jake Ford 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jake Ford 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jake Ford 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jake Ford 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jake Ford 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jake Ford 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jake Ford 4.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford 0.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jake Ford 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jake Ford 126 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jake Ford 20 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jake Ford 35 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jake Ford - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jake Ford - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jake Ford 31 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jake Ford .462 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jake Ford - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jake Ford .764 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jake Ford 6.8 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford 1.8 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jake Ford 1.8 (1971) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jake Ford - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jake Ford - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jake Ford - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jake Ford - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jake Ford - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jake Ford - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jake Ford - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jake Ford 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jake Ford - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jake Ford - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jake Ford - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jake Ford - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jake Ford - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jake Ford - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jake Ford - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.