Justin James vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Justin James 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

Justin James

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Justin James: 2019-20 to 2020-21
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Justin James 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Justin James 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Justin James 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Justin James 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Justin James 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Justin James 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Justin James 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Justin James 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Justin James 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Justin James 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Justin James 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Justin James 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Justin James 0.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Justin James 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Justin James 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Justin James 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Justin James 228 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Justin James 62 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Justin James 40 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Justin James 14 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Justin James 12 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Justin James 72 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Justin James .446 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Justin James .343 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Justin James .544 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Justin James 3.9 (2021) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Justin James 0.9 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Justin James 0.6 (2021) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Justin James 0.2 (2021) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Justin James 0.3 (2020) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Justin James - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Justin James - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Justin James - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Justin James - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Justin James - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Justin James - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Justin James - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Justin James - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Justin James - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Justin James - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Justin James 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Justin James - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Justin James - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Justin James - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Justin James - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Justin James - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Justin James - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Justin James - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Justin James - 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.