John Gianelli vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and John Gianelli 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

John Gianelli

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Gianelli: 1972-73 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Gianelli 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Gianelli 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Gianelli 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Gianelli 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Gianelli 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Gianelli 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Gianelli 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Gianelli 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Gianelli 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Gianelli 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Gianelli 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 7.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.0 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 4,210 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 3,188 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Gianelli 832 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Gianelli 225 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Gianelli 476 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Gianelli 541 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .470 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .702 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 10.3 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 8.6 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 2.3 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.7 (1978) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.5 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Gianelli 6.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 5.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.5 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Gianelli 208 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Gianelli 173 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Gianelli 40 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Gianelli 12 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Gianelli 21 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Gianelli 31 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Gianelli .434 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Gianelli - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Gianelli .721 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Gianelli 8.3 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Gianelli 7.3 (1974) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Gianelli 1.9 (1974) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Gianelli 0.9 (1978) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Gianelli 1.3 (1975) * 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.