Joel Anthony vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Joel Anthony 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

Joel Anthony

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Anthony: 2007-08 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Anthony 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Joel Anthony 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Joel Anthony 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Joel Anthony 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Joel Anthony 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Joel Anthony 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Anthony 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Joel Anthony 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Anthony 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Joel Anthony 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Joel Anthony 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Anthony 2.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Joel Anthony 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Joel Anthony 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Joel Anthony 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Anthony 1.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Anthony 1,064 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Joel Anthony 1,353 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Joel Anthony 99 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Joel Anthony 127 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Joel Anthony 531 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Joel Anthony 490 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Anthony .513 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Joel Anthony - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Anthony .662 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Anthony 3.5 (2008) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Anthony 3.9 (2012) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Joel Anthony 0.4 (2009) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joel Anthony 0.6 (2012) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Anthony 1.4 (2009) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Anthony 2.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Joel Anthony 3.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Joel Anthony 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Joel Anthony 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Joel Anthony 1.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Anthony 147 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Joel Anthony 205 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Joel Anthony 15 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Joel Anthony 17 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Joel Anthony 72 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Joel Anthony 66 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Anthony .481 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Joel Anthony - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Joel Anthony .746 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Anthony 3.2 (2012) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Anthony 4.6 (2011) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Joel Anthony 0.5 (2011) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Joel Anthony 0.4 (2010) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Joel Anthony 1.8 (2011) 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.