Jeff Nordgaard vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jeff Nordgaard 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

Jeff Nordgaard

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeff Nordgaard: 1997-98 to 1997-98
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeff Nordgaard 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jeff Nordgaard 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jeff Nordgaard 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jeff Nordgaard 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jeff Nordgaard 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jeff Nordgaard 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jeff Nordgaard 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jeff Nordgaard 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jeff Nordgaard 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jeff Nordgaard 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jeff Nordgaard 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 1.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Nordgaard 18 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jeff Nordgaard 14 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jeff Nordgaard 3 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jeff Nordgaard 2 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jeff Nordgaard 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jeff Nordgaard 13 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Nordgaard .278 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Nordgaard .889 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 1.4 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 1.1 (1998) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 0.2 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 0.2 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Nordgaard 0.0 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jeff Nordgaard 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jeff Nordgaard - 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.