Jameer Nelson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jameer Nelson 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

Jameer Nelson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jameer Nelson: 2004-05 to 2017-18
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jameer Nelson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jameer Nelson 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jameer Nelson 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jameer Nelson 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jameer Nelson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jameer Nelson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jameer Nelson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jameer Nelson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jameer Nelson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jameer Nelson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jameer Nelson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jameer Nelson 11.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jameer Nelson 3.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jameer Nelson 5.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jameer Nelson 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jameer Nelson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jameer Nelson 9,940 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jameer Nelson 2,595 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jameer Nelson 4,508 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jameer Nelson 772 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jameer Nelson 68 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jameer Nelson 878 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jameer Nelson .436 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jameer Nelson .368 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jameer Nelson .810 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jameer Nelson 16.7 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jameer Nelson 3.7 (2013) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jameer Nelson 7.4 (2013) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jameer Nelson 1.3 (2013) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jameer Nelson 0.1 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jameer Nelson 15.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jameer Nelson 3.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jameer Nelson 4.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jameer Nelson 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jameer Nelson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jameer Nelson 661 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jameer Nelson 154 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jameer Nelson 204 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jameer Nelson 37 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jameer Nelson 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jameer Nelson 44 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jameer Nelson .445 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jameer Nelson .372 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jameer Nelson .792 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jameer Nelson 19.0 (2010) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jameer Nelson 4.2 (2011) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jameer Nelson 6.6 (2012) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jameer Nelson 2.0 (2011) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jameer Nelson 0.2 (2012) 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.