Jonathan Bender vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jonathan Bender 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

Jonathan Bender

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jonathan Bender: 1999-00 to 2009-10
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jonathan Bender 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jonathan Bender 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jonathan Bender 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jonathan Bender 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jonathan Bender 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jonathan Bender 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jonathan Bender 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jonathan Bender 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jonathan Bender 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jonathan Bender 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jonathan Bender 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 1,453 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 582 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 170 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 43 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 169 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jonathan Bender 262 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .417 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .340 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .763 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 7.4 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.1 (2002) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.0 (2006) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.2 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 (2003) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 3.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 1.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jonathan Bender 112 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jonathan Bender 42 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jonathan Bender 9 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jonathan Bender 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jonathan Bender 19 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jonathan Bender 34 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jonathan Bender .412 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jonathan Bender .361 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jonathan Bender .679 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jonathan Bender 5.7 (2003) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jonathan Bender 2.3 (2003) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2004) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.4 (2002) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jonathan Bender 0.9 (2004) 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.