Junior Bridgeman vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Junior Bridgeman 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

Junior Bridgeman

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Junior Bridgeman: 1975-76 to 1986-87
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Junior Bridgeman 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Junior Bridgeman 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Junior Bridgeman 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Junior Bridgeman 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Junior Bridgeman 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Junior Bridgeman 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Junior Bridgeman 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Junior Bridgeman 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Junior Bridgeman 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Junior Bridgeman 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Junior Bridgeman 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Junior Bridgeman 13.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Junior Bridgeman 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Junior Bridgeman 2.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Junior Bridgeman 11,517 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Junior Bridgeman 2,995 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Junior Bridgeman 2,066 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Junior Bridgeman 685 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Junior Bridgeman 220 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Junior Bridgeman 849 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Junior Bridgeman .475 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Junior Bridgeman .244 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Junior Bridgeman .846 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Junior Bridgeman 17.6 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Junior Bridgeman 5.1 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Junior Bridgeman 3.3 (1984) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Junior Bridgeman 1.2 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.5 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Junior Bridgeman 13.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Junior Bridgeman 3.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Junior Bridgeman 2.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Junior Bridgeman 650 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Junior Bridgeman 172 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Junior Bridgeman 128 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Junior Bridgeman 37 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Junior Bridgeman 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Junior Bridgeman 49 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Junior Bridgeman .454 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Junior Bridgeman .250 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Junior Bridgeman .814 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Junior Bridgeman 16.9 (1983) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Junior Bridgeman 5.0 (1983) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Junior Bridgeman 3.4 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Junior Bridgeman 1.1 (1983) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Junior Bridgeman 0.4 (1980) 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.