Jerry West vs. Rick Wilson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rick Wilson 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.

Rick Wilson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Rick Wilson: 1978-79 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Rick Wilson 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Rick Wilson 2

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Rick Wilson 1

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Rick Wilson 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Rick Wilson 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Rick Wilson 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Rick Wilson 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Rick Wilson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Rick Wilson 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Rick Wilson 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Rick Wilson 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 Rick Wilson 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Rick Wilson 1.2

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Rick Wilson 1.3

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Rick Wilson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Rick Wilson 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Rick Wilson 194

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Rick Wilson 79

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Rick Wilson 83

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Rick Wilson 34

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Rick Wilson 9

Total Games Jerry West 932 Rick Wilson 66

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Rick Wilson .393

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Rick Wilson - *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Rick Wilson .560

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Rick Wilson 3.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Rick Wilson 1.2 (1979)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Rick Wilson 2.2 (1980)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Rick Wilson 0.8 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Rick Wilson 0.2 (1980)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Rick Wilson 0.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Rick Wilson 0.0

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Rick Wilson 0.0

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Rick Wilson 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Rick Wilson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Rick Wilson 0

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Rick Wilson 0

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Rick Wilson 0

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Rick Wilson 0

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Rick Wilson 0

Total Games Jerry West 153 Rick Wilson 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Rick Wilson -

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Rick Wilson - *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Rick Wilson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Rick Wilson 0.0 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Rick Wilson 0.0 (1979)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Rick Wilson 0.0 (1979)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Rick Wilson 0.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Rick Wilson 0.0 (1979)

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. 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.