Jerry West vs. Leon Wood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Leon Wood and Jerry West 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

Jerry West

vs.

Leon Wood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Leon Wood: 1984-85 to 1990-91

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Leon Wood 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Leon Wood 6

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Leon Wood 3

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Leon Wood 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Leon Wood 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Leon Wood 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Leon Wood 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Leon Wood 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Leon Wood 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Leon Wood 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Leon Wood 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 27.0 Leon Wood 6.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Leon Wood 1.2

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Leon Wood 3.2

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Leon Wood 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Leon Wood 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Leon Wood 1,742

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Leon Wood 316

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Leon Wood 867

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Leon Wood 127

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Leon Wood 4

Total Games Jerry West 932 Leon Wood 274

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Leon Wood .392

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Leon Wood .326

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Leon Wood .792

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Leon Wood 7.8 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Leon Wood 1.6 (1991)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Leon Wood 4.9 (1987)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Leon Wood 0.6 (1987)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Leon Wood 0.0 (1987)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Leon Wood 2.2

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Leon Wood 0.1

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Leon Wood 0.3

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Leon Wood 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Leon Wood 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Leon Wood 22

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Leon Wood 1

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Leon Wood 3

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Leon Wood 0

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Leon Wood 0

Total Games Jerry West 153 Leon Wood 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Leon Wood .400

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Leon Wood .667

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Leon Wood .800

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Leon Wood 5.0 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Leon Wood 0.2 (1985)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Leon Wood 0.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Leon Wood 0.0 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Leon Wood 0.0 (1988)

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.