Jud Buechler vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jud Buechler 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

Jud Buechler

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jud Buechler: 1990-91 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jud Buechler 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jud Buechler 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jud Buechler 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jud Buechler 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jud Buechler 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jud Buechler 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jud Buechler 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jud Buechler 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jud Buechler 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jud Buechler 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jud Buechler 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jud Buechler 3.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jud Buechler 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jud Buechler 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jud Buechler 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jud Buechler 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jud Buechler 2,385 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jud Buechler 1,266 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jud Buechler 560 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jud Buechler 314 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jud Buechler 144 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jud Buechler 720 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jud Buechler .433 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jud Buechler .366 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jud Buechler .633 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jud Buechler 6.2 (1993) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jud Buechler 2.8 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jud Buechler 1.3 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jud Buechler 0.7 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jud Buechler 0.3 (1997) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jud Buechler 1.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jud Buechler 1.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jud Buechler 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jud Buechler 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jud Buechler 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jud Buechler 124 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jud Buechler 82 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jud Buechler 24 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jud Buechler 21 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jud Buechler 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jud Buechler 71 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jud Buechler .398 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jud Buechler .358 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jud Buechler .538 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jud Buechler 2.7 (1996) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jud Buechler 2.6 (1999) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jud Buechler 0.6 (1999) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jud Buechler 0.6 (1999) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jud Buechler 0.3 (2000) 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.