LaMelo Ball vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry West 1

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Jerry West 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 855

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 970

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - 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.