Jimmy Jones vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jimmy Jones 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

Jimmy Jones

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Jones: 1974-75 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Jones 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jimmy Jones 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jimmy Jones 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jimmy Jones 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jimmy Jones 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Jones 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Jones 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jimmy Jones 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Jones 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jimmy Jones 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jimmy Jones 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 6.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Jones 901 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jimmy Jones 272 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jimmy Jones 283 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jimmy Jones 111 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Jones 15 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jimmy Jones 140 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Jones .505 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Jones - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Jones .738 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 7.1 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.0 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.2 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.0 (1975) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 7.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Jones 130 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jimmy Jones 39 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jimmy Jones 31 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jimmy Jones 26 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jimmy Jones 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jimmy Jones 18 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Jones .468 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Jones - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Jones .875 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Jones 8.9 (1976) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Jones 2.4 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.9 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Jones 1.5 (1975) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Jones 0.1 (1975) 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.