Jonas Valanciunas vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jonas Valanciunas 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

Jonas Valanciunas

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonas Valanciunas: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonas Valanciunas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jonas Valanciunas 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jonas Valanciunas 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jonas Valanciunas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jonas Valanciunas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jonas Valanciunas 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jonas Valanciunas 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jonas Valanciunas 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jonas Valanciunas 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jonas Valanciunas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jonas Valanciunas 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 13.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 9.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonas Valanciunas 11,436 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jonas Valanciunas 8,096 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jonas Valanciunas 1,137 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jonas Valanciunas 342 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jonas Valanciunas 822 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jonas Valanciunas 856 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonas Valanciunas .561 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jonas Valanciunas .348 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonas Valanciunas .789 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 17.8 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 12.5 (2021) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 2.6 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 0.6 (2021) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 1.3 (2016) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 13.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 10.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonas Valanciunas 738 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jonas Valanciunas 568 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jonas Valanciunas 64 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jonas Valanciunas 26 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jonas Valanciunas 47 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jonas Valanciunas 56 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonas Valanciunas .550 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jonas Valanciunas .250 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonas Valanciunas .763 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 16.0 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 14.3 (2022) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 3.0 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 0.8 (2016) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jonas Valanciunas 1.5 (2018) 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.