Jim Nolan vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Nolan: 1949-50 to 1949-50
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Nolan 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Nolan 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Nolan 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Nolan 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Nolan 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Nolan 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim Nolan 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Nolan 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 Nolan 1.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Nolan 8 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Nolan - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Nolan 4 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Jim Nolan 5 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Nolan .190 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Nolan - Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Nolan 1.6 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan 0.8 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Nolan - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Nolan - Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Nolan - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Nolan - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Nolan - Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Jim Nolan 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Nolan - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Nolan - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

Rebounds Per Game Jim Nolan - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

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

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

Blocks Per Game Jim Nolan - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.