Joe Alexander vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Joe Alexander 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

Joe Alexander

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Alexander: 2008-09 to 2009-10
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Alexander 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Alexander 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Alexander 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Alexander 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Alexander 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Alexander 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joe Alexander 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Joe Alexander 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joe Alexander 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Joe Alexander 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe Alexander 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Alexander 4.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Alexander 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Alexander 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Alexander 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Alexander 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Alexander 282 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Alexander 120 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Alexander 44 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Alexander 16 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Alexander 30 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Alexander 67 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Alexander .410 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joe Alexander .340 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Alexander .698 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Alexander 4.7 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Alexander 1.9 (2009) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Alexander 0.7 (2009) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Alexander 0.3 (2009) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Alexander 0.5 (2009) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Alexander - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Alexander - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Alexander - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Alexander - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Alexander - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Alexander - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Alexander - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Alexander - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Alexander - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Alexander - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Alexander 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Alexander - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Joe Alexander - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Alexander - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Alexander - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Alexander - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Alexander - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Alexander - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Alexander - 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.