Jim Tucker vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Tucker: 1954-55 to 1956-57
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Tucker 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Tucker 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Tucker 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Tucker 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Tucker 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Tucker 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jim Tucker 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Tucker 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 Tucker 4.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Tucker 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Tucker 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Tucker 407 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Tucker 349 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Tucker 52 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Jim Tucker 99 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Tucker .349 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Tucker .762 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Tucker 5.3 (1955) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Tucker 4.9 (1955) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Tucker 0.6 (1955) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Tucker 3.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Tucker 2.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Tucker 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Tucker 56 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Tucker 40 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Tucker 3 Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Jim Tucker 15 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Tucker .344 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jim Tucker .824 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Tucker 5.3 (1956) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Tucker 4.2 (1956) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Tucker 0.3 (1956) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Jim Tucker - 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.