Jay Murphy vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jay Murphy 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

Jay Murphy

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jay Murphy: 1984-85 to 1987-88
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jay Murphy 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jay Murphy 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jay Murphy 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jay Murphy 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jay Murphy 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jay Murphy 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jay Murphy 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jay Murphy 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jay Murphy 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jay Murphy 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jay Murphy 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jay Murphy 2.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jay Murphy 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jay Murphy 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jay Murphy 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jay Murphy 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jay Murphy 160 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jay Murphy 111 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jay Murphy 13 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jay Murphy 8 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jay Murphy 7 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jay Murphy 67 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jay Murphy .332 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jay Murphy .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jay Murphy .607 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jay Murphy 3.4 (1987) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jay Murphy 1.9 (1987) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jay Murphy 0.2 (1987) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jay Murphy 0.3 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jay Murphy 0.2 (1986) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jay Murphy - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jay Murphy - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jay Murphy - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jay Murphy - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jay Murphy - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jay Murphy - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jay Murphy - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jay Murphy - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jay Murphy - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jay Murphy - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jay Murphy 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jay Murphy - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jay Murphy - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jay Murphy - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jay Murphy - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jay Murphy - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jay Murphy - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jay Murphy - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jay Murphy - 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.