John Mengelt vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Mengelt: 1971-72 to 1980-81
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Mengelt 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Mengelt 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Mengelt 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Mengelt 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Mengelt 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Mengelt 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Mengelt 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Mengelt 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 Mengelt 9.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.7 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mengelt 6,218 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Mengelt 1,221 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Mengelt 1,329 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Mengelt 324 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Mengelt 28 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Mengelt 636 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mengelt .479 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Mengelt .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Mengelt .809 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mengelt 11.0 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 2.7 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 2.9 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.9 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Mengelt 8.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 1.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 0.6 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.1 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Mengelt 167 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Mengelt 33 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Mengelt 33 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Mengelt 11 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Mengelt 2 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Mengelt 19 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Mengelt .521 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage John Mengelt .782 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Mengelt 12.7 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Mengelt 2.7 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Mengelt 3.0 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Mengelt 1.3 (1977) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Mengelt 0.3 (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.