Jim Petersen vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Petersen: 1984-85 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Petersen 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Petersen 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Petersen 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Petersen 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Petersen 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Petersen 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim Petersen 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Petersen 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 Petersen 6.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 4.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Petersen 3,397 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Petersen 2,354 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Petersen 487 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Petersen 213 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Petersen 363 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Petersen 491 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Petersen .486 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Petersen .071 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Petersen .725 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 11.3 (1987) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 6.8 (1987) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.5 (1987) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.7 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 1.2 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 5.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 4.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Petersen 241 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Petersen 207 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Petersen 37 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Petersen 17 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Petersen 17 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Petersen 46 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Petersen .485 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Petersen .662 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Petersen 7.8 (1988) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Petersen 5.6 (1986) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Petersen 1.5 (1988) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Petersen 0.5 (1987) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Petersen 0.5 (1988) 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.