James Anderson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and James Anderson 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

James Anderson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Anderson: 2010-11 to 2015-16
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons James Anderson 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played James Anderson 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games James Anderson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Anderson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Anderson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team James Anderson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Anderson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader James Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader James Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 5.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 1,422 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds James Anderson 560 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists James Anderson 291 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals James Anderson 121 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks James Anderson 55 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games James Anderson 247 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .411 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .321 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .755 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 10.1 (2014) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 3.8 (2014) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 1.9 (2014) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.9 (2014) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2014) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 0.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Anderson 13 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds James Anderson 9 Jerry West 855

Total Assists James Anderson 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals James Anderson 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks James Anderson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games James Anderson 10 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Anderson .357 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage James Anderson .286 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Anderson .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Anderson 1.4 (2012) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Anderson 2.0 (2013) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Anderson 0.4 (2012) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Anderson 0.1 (2012) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Anderson 0.0 (2013) 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.