Jake Tsakalidis vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jake Tsakalidis: 2000-01 to 2006-07
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jake Tsakalidis 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jake Tsakalidis 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jake Tsakalidis 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jake Tsakalidis 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jake Tsakalidis 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jake Tsakalidis 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jake Tsakalidis 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jake Tsakalidis 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 Tsakalidis 4.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 3.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jake Tsakalidis 1,497 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jake Tsakalidis 1,238 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jake Tsakalidis 101 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jake Tsakalidis 73 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jake Tsakalidis 223 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jake Tsakalidis 315 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jake Tsakalidis .490 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jake Tsakalidis .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jake Tsakalidis .657 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 7.3 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 5.6 (2002) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 0.5 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 0.3 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 1.0 (2002) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 2.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 4.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jake Tsakalidis 29 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jake Tsakalidis 43 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jake Tsakalidis 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jake Tsakalidis 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jake Tsakalidis 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jake Tsakalidis 10 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jake Tsakalidis .462 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jake Tsakalidis .833 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 3.3 (2006) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 7.0 (2001) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 0.5 (2006) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 0.3 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jake Tsakalidis 1.8 (2001) 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.