Jim Spanarkel vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Spanarkel: 1979-80 to 1983-84
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Spanarkel 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Spanarkel 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Spanarkel 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Spanarkel 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Spanarkel 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Spanarkel 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim Spanarkel 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Spanarkel 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 Spanarkel 9.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Spanarkel 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Spanarkel 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Spanarkel 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Spanarkel 2,505 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Spanarkel 652 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Spanarkel 572 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Spanarkel 248 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Spanarkel 38 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Spanarkel 259 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Spanarkel .470 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Spanarkel .250 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Spanarkel .855 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Spanarkel 14.4 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Spanarkel 3.6 (1981) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Spanarkel 2.8 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Spanarkel 1.4 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1981) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Spanarkel 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Spanarkel 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Spanarkel 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Spanarkel 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Spanarkel 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Spanarkel 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Spanarkel .000 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Spanarkel 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.4 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1980) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.2 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.0 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Spanarkel 0.0 (1980) 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.