John Shumate vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Shumate: 1975-76 to 1980-81
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Shumate 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Shumate 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Shumate 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Shumate 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Shumate 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Shumate 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Shumate 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Shumate 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 Shumate 12.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Shumate 7.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Shumate 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Shumate 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Shumate 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Shumate 3,920 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Shumate 2,388 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Shumate 574 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Shumate 323 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Shumate 224 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Shumate 318 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Shumate .516 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage John Shumate .720 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Shumate 15.1 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Shumate 9.5 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

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

Steals Per Game John Shumate 1.2 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Shumate 1.1 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Shumate 12.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Shumate 7.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Shumate 2.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Shumate 1.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Shumate 1.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Shumate 148 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Shumate 90 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Shumate 30 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Shumate 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Shumate 17 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Shumate 12 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Shumate .563 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage John Shumate .537 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Shumate 14.1 (1976) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Shumate 8.6 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Shumate 2.8 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Shumate 1.3 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Shumate 1.4 (1976) 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.