Jerome James vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jerome James 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

Jerome James

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerome James: 1998-99 to 2008-09
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerome James 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jerome James 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jerome James 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jerome James 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerome James 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jerome James 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerome James 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerome James 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerome James 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jerome James 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jerome James 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 4.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 3.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 1,540 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jerome James 1,099 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jerome James 118 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jerome James 92 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jerome James 384 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jerome James 358 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .485 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jerome James .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .617 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 5.4 (2003) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 4.2 (2003) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2003) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2009) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.6 (2003) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerome James 9.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 5.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerome James 160 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jerome James 89 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jerome James 9 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jerome James 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jerome James 25 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jerome James 17 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerome James .493 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jerome James - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerome James .722 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerome James 12.5 (2005) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jerome James 6.8 (2005) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jerome James 0.8 (2002) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jerome James 0.5 (2005) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerome James 1.8 (2005) 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.