JaVale McGee vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and JaVale McGee 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

JaVale McGee

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP JaVale McGee 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team JaVale McGee 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team JaVale McGee 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader JaVale McGee 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader JaVale McGee 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Jerry West 855

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Jerry West 970

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (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.