James Ray vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Ray: 1980-81 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Ray 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons James Ray 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played James Ray 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games James Ray 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Ray 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Ray 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader James Ray 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader James Ray 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 Ray 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Ray 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game James Ray 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game James Ray 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Ray 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Ray 334 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds James Ray 228 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists James Ray 76 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals James Ray 38 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks James Ray 39 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games James Ray 103 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Ray .428 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage James Ray .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Ray .629 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Ray 3.8 (1983) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Ray 2.8 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Ray 0.9 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Ray 0.5 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Ray 0.4 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Ray 0.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game James Ray 0.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game James Ray 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game James Ray 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Ray 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Ray 3 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds James Ray 3 Jerry West 855

Total Assists James Ray 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals James Ray 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks James Ray 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games James Ray 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Ray .167 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage James Ray - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Ray .250 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Ray 1.0 (1983) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Ray 1.0 (1983) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Ray 0.0 (1983) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Ray 0.0 (1983) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Ray 1.0 (1982) 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.