Jaylen Nowell vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jaylen Nowell 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

Jaylen Nowell

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jaylen Nowell: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaylen Nowell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jaylen Nowell 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jaylen Nowell 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jaylen Nowell 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jaylen Nowell 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jaylen Nowell 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Nowell 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jaylen Nowell 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Nowell 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jaylen Nowell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jaylen Nowell 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Nowell 8.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Nowell 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jaylen Nowell 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Nowell 1,748 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jaylen Nowell 425 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jaylen Nowell 362 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jaylen Nowell 98 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jaylen Nowell 30 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jaylen Nowell 197 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Nowell .446 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Nowell .317 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Nowell .798 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Nowell 10.8 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Nowell 2.6 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Nowell 2.1 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.6 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.3 (2021) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Nowell 3.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Nowell 22 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jaylen Nowell 5 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jaylen Nowell 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jaylen Nowell 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jaylen Nowell 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jaylen Nowell 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Nowell .250 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Nowell .214 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Nowell .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Nowell 6.0 (2022) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2023) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Nowell 1.0 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Nowell 0.0 (2023) 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.