Joe Meriweather vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Meriweather: 1975-76 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Meriweather 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Meriweather 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Meriweather 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Meriweather 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Meriweather 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Meriweather 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Joe Meriweather 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe Meriweather 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 Meriweather 8.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Meriweather 5.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Meriweather 1.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Meriweather 5,439 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Meriweather 3,764 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Meriweather 603 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Meriweather 311 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Meriweather 810 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Meriweather 670 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Meriweather .511 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joe Meriweather .333 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Meriweather .687 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Meriweather 11.1 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Meriweather 8.1 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Meriweather 1.1 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.7 (1982) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Meriweather 2.2 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Meriweather 5.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Meriweather 3.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Meriweather 56 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Meriweather 31 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Meriweather 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Meriweather 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Meriweather 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Meriweather 10 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Meriweather .490 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Meriweather .571 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Meriweather 5.6 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Meriweather 3.1 (1981) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.5 (1981) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.5 (1981) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Meriweather 0.7 (1981) 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. 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.