Jim Neal vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Neal: 1953-54 to 1954-55
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Neal 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Neal 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Neal 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Neal 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Neal 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Neal 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim Neal 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Neal 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 Neal 4.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Neal 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Neal 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Neal - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Neal - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Neal 350 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Neal 304 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Neal 33 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Neal - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Neal - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Neal 80 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Neal .301 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Neal .601 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Neal 4.7 (1954) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Neal 3.8 (1954) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Neal 0.7 (1955) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Neal - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Neal - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Neal 2.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Neal 2.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Neal 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Neal - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Neal - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Neal 31 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Neal 27 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Neal 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Neal - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Neal - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Neal 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Neal .371 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Neal .385 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Neal 2.8 (1954) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Neal 2.5 (1954) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Neal 0.2 (1954) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Neal - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Neal - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.