Joe Buckhalter vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Joe Buckhalter: 1961-62 to 1962-63
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Buckhalter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Buckhalter 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Buckhalter 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Buckhalter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Buckhalter 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Buckhalter 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Joe Buckhalter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe Buckhalter 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 Buckhalter 5.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Buckhalter 4.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Buckhalter 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Buckhalter - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Buckhalter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Buckhalter 375 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Buckhalter 265 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Buckhalter 43 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Buckhalter - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Buckhalter - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Buckhalter 65 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Buckhalter .451 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Buckhalter .627 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Buckhalter 5.9 (1962) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Buckhalter 4.2 (1962) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Buckhalter 0.7 (1962) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Buckhalter - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Buckhalter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Buckhalter 8.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Buckhalter 5.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Buckhalter 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Buckhalter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Buckhalter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Buckhalter 34 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Buckhalter 22 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Buckhalter 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Buckhalter - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Buckhalter - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Buckhalter 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Buckhalter .421 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Buckhalter .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Buckhalter 8.5 (1962) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Buckhalter 5.5 (1962) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Buckhalter 1.0 (1962) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Buckhalter - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Buckhalter - 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.