Jim Creighton vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Creighton: 1975-76 to 1975-76
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Creighton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Creighton 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Creighton 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Creighton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Creighton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Creighton 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim Creighton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Creighton 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 Creighton 1.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Creighton 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Creighton 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Creighton 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Creighton 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Creighton 31 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Creighton 45 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Creighton 4 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Creighton 2 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Creighton 9 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Creighton 32 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Creighton .279 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Creighton .438 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Creighton 1.0 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Creighton 1.4 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Creighton 0.1 (1976) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Creighton 0.1 (1976) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Creighton 0.3 (1976) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Creighton - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Creighton - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Creighton - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Creighton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Creighton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Creighton - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Creighton - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Creighton - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Creighton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Creighton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Creighton 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Creighton - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Creighton - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Creighton - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Creighton - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Creighton - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Creighton - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Creighton - 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.