John Pilch vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Pilch: 1951-52 to 1951-52
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Pilch 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Pilch 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Pilch 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Pilch 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Pilch 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Pilch 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Pilch 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Pilch 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 Pilch 0.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Pilch 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Pilch 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Pilch - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Pilch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Pilch 5 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Pilch 9 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Pilch 2 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Pilch - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Pilch - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Pilch 9 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Pilch .100 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage John Pilch .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Pilch 0.6 (1952) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Pilch 1.0 (1952) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Pilch 0.2 (1952) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Pilch - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Pilch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Pilch - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Pilch - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Pilch - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Pilch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Pilch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Pilch - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Pilch - Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Pilch - Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Pilch - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Pilch - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Pilch 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Pilch - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage John Pilch - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Pilch - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Pilch - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Pilch - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Pilch - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Pilch - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.