Joe Stephens vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joe Stephens: 1996-97 to 1999-00
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joe Stephens 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joe Stephens 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joe Stephens 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joe Stephens 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joe Stephens 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joe Stephens 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Joe Stephens 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joe Stephens 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 Stephens 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joe Stephens 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joe Stephens 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joe Stephens 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Stephens 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Stephens 71 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joe Stephens 45 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joe Stephens 12 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joe Stephens 12 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joe Stephens 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joe Stephens 22 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Stephens .357 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joe Stephens .190 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joe Stephens .700 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joe Stephens 3.9 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joe Stephens 2.8 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joe Stephens 0.8 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joe Stephens 1.5 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joe Stephens 0.2 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joe Stephens - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joe Stephens - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joe Stephens - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joe Stephens - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joe Stephens - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joe Stephens - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joe Stephens - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joe Stephens - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joe Stephens - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joe Stephens - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joe Stephens 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joe Stephens - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Joe Stephens - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Joe Stephens - 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.