Jason Collins vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jason Collins 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

Jason Collins

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jason Collins: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jason Collins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jason Collins 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jason Collins 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jason Collins 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jason Collins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jason Collins 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jason Collins 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jason Collins 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jason Collins 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jason Collins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jason Collins 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jason Collins 3.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jason Collins 3.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jason Collins 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jason Collins 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jason Collins 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jason Collins 2,621 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jason Collins 2,706 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jason Collins 626 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jason Collins 368 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jason Collins 359 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jason Collins 735 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jason Collins .411 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jason Collins .206 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jason Collins .647 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jason Collins 6.4 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jason Collins 6.1 (2005) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jason Collins 2.0 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jason Collins 0.9 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jason Collins 0.9 (2005) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jason Collins 3.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jason Collins 3.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jason Collins 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jason Collins 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jason Collins 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jason Collins 315 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jason Collins 365 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jason Collins 48 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jason Collins 41 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jason Collins 36 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jason Collins 95 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jason Collins .400 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jason Collins .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jason Collins .677 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jason Collins 5.9 (2003) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jason Collins 6.5 (2005) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jason Collins 1.5 (2004) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jason Collins 0.7 (2003) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jason Collins 0.9 (2004) 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.