Jim Ard vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jim Ard 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

Jim Ard

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Ard: 1974-75 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Ard 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Ard 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Ard 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Ard 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Ard 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Ard 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Ard 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Ard 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jim Ard 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Ard 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 771 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 820 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Ard 149 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Ard 43 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 96 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Ard 218 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .361 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .695 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 3.8 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 4.7 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.8 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.3 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Ard 1.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Ard 39 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Ard 28 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Ard 9 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Ard 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Ard 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Ard 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Ard .378 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jim Ard - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Ard .786 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Ard 2.3 (1976) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Ard 1.6 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Ard 0.5 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Ard 0.1 (1976) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Ard 0.2 (1975) 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.