Jerry West vs. Sam Young Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Young 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.

Sam Young

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Sam Young: 2009-10 to 2012-13

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Sam Young 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Sam Young 4

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Sam Young 3

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Sam Young 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Sam Young 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Sam Young 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Sam Young 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Sam Young 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Sam Young 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Sam Young 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Sam Young 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 Sam Young 5.8

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Sam Young 2.3

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Sam Young 0.7

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Sam Young 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Sam Young 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Sam Young 1,436

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Sam Young 573

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Sam Young 180

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Sam Young 134

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Sam Young 57

Total Games Jerry West 932 Sam Young 249

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Sam Young .442

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Sam Young .280

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Sam Young .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Sam Young 7.4 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Sam Young 2.5 (2010)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Sam Young 0.9 (2011)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Sam Young 0.9 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Sam Young 0.3 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Sam Young 4.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Sam Young 2.0

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Sam Young 0.2

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Sam Young 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Sam Young 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Sam Young 124

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Sam Young 59

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Sam Young 6

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Sam Young 10

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Sam Young 4

Total Games Jerry West 153 Sam Young 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Sam Young .426

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Sam Young .217

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Sam Young .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Sam Young 7.5 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Sam Young 2.3 (2011)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Sam Young 0.3 (2013)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Sam Young 0.5 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Sam Young 0.2 (2011)

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.