Jakob Poeltl vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jakob Poeltl 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

Jakob Poeltl

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jakob Poeltl: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jakob Poeltl 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jakob Poeltl 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jakob Poeltl 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jakob Poeltl 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jakob Poeltl 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jakob Poeltl 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jakob Poeltl 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jakob Poeltl 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jakob Poeltl 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jakob Poeltl 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jakob Poeltl 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 8.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 6.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 4,487 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 3,606 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 925 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 315 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 686 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 538 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .631 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .538 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 13.5 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 9.3 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 2.8 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.9 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.8 (2021) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 5.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 4.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jakob Poeltl 110 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jakob Poeltl 102 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jakob Poeltl 18 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jakob Poeltl 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jakob Poeltl 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jakob Poeltl 22 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jakob Poeltl .577 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jakob Poeltl .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jakob Poeltl .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.3 (2019) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jakob Poeltl 7.7 (2019) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jakob Poeltl 1.7 (2019) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.3 (2018) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jakob Poeltl 0.7 (2019) 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.