John Salley vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Salley: 1986-87 to 1999-00
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Salley 4 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Salley 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Salley 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Salley 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Salley 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Salley 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Salley 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Salley 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 Salley 7.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 5,228 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Salley 3,356 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Salley 916 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Salley 451 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Salley 983 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Salley 748 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .506 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Salley .214 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .714 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 9.5 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 6.1 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Salley 1.8 (1994) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1994) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.9 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Salley 6.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 4.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Salley 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Salley 857 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Salley 588 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Salley 104 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Salley 49 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Salley 159 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Salley 134 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Salley .505 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage John Salley .690 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Salley 12.6 (1992) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Salley 8.0 (1994) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Salley 0.7 (1988) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Salley 2.8 (1992) 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.