Larry Nance Jr. vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Larry Nance Jr. 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

Larry Nance Jr.

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Nance Jr.: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Nance Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Larry Nance Jr. 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Larry Nance Jr. 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Larry Nance Jr. 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Larry Nance Jr. 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Nance Jr. 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Nance Jr. 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Nance Jr. 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Nance Jr. 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Larry Nance Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Larry Nance Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 7.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 6.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Nance Jr. 4,001 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Larry Nance Jr. 3,238 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Larry Nance Jr. 979 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Larry Nance Jr. 601 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Larry Nance Jr. 255 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Larry Nance Jr. 522 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Nance Jr. .540 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Larry Nance Jr. .342 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Nance Jr. .696 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 10.1 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 8.2 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 3.2 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 1.7 (2021) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 0.6 (2017) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 5.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 4.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Nance Jr. 159 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Larry Nance Jr. 133 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Larry Nance Jr. 29 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Larry Nance Jr. 19 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Larry Nance Jr. 16 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Larry Nance Jr. 27 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Nance Jr. .638 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Larry Nance Jr. .200 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Nance Jr. .535 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 9.2 (2022) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 8.0 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 1.8 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 0.8 (2018) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Larry Nance Jr. 0.7 (2018) 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.