Jim Cleamons vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Cleamons: 1971-72 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Cleamons 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Cleamons 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Cleamons 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Cleamons 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Cleamons 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Cleamons 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Cleamons 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jim Cleamons 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Cleamons 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 Cleamons 8.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.0 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 5,412 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 1,981 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 2,531 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 533 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 120 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Cleamons 652 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .460 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Cleamons .226 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .765 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 12.2 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.6 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.2 (1976) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 1.5 (1976) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.4 (1977) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 8.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 3.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.1 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Cleamons 221 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Cleamons 89 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Cleamons 89 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Cleamons 12 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Cleamons 3 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Cleamons 27 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Cleamons .396 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Cleamons .848 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Cleamons 13.8 (1976) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Cleamons 5.5 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Cleamons 4.7 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.6 (1976) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Cleamons 0.2 (1976) * 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. 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.