Jim Slaughter vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Slaughter: 1951-52 to 1951-52
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Slaughter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Slaughter 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Slaughter 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Slaughter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Slaughter 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Slaughter 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim Slaughter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Slaughter 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 Slaughter 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Slaughter 5.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Slaughter 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Slaughter 147 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Slaughter 148 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Slaughter 25 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Jim Slaughter 28 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Slaughter .321 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Slaughter .603 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Slaughter 5.3 (1952) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Slaughter 5.3 (1952) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Slaughter 0.9 (1952) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Slaughter - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Slaughter - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Slaughter - Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Slaughter - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Slaughter - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Slaughter - Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Jim Slaughter 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Slaughter - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Slaughter - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Jim Slaughter - 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.