LaRue Martin vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and LaRue Martin 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

LaRue Martin

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaRue Martin: 1972-73 to 1975-76
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaRue Martin 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons LaRue Martin 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played LaRue Martin 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games LaRue Martin 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP LaRue Martin 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team LaRue Martin 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) LaRue Martin 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team LaRue Martin 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) LaRue Martin 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader LaRue Martin 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader LaRue Martin 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaRue Martin 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game LaRue Martin 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game LaRue Martin 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game LaRue Martin 0.2 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game LaRue Martin 0.5 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaRue Martin 1,430 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds LaRue Martin 1,258 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists LaRue Martin 203 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals LaRue Martin 46 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks LaRue Martin 98 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games LaRue Martin 271 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaRue Martin .416 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage LaRue Martin - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaRue Martin .685 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaRue Martin 7.0 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game LaRue Martin 5.0 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game LaRue Martin 1.1 (1976) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaRue Martin 0.4 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaRue Martin 0.6 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaRue Martin - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game LaRue Martin - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game LaRue Martin - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game LaRue Martin - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game LaRue Martin - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points LaRue Martin - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds LaRue Martin - Jerry West 855

Total Assists LaRue Martin - Jerry West 970

Total Steals LaRue Martin - * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks LaRue Martin - * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games LaRue Martin 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaRue Martin - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage LaRue Martin - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage LaRue Martin - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaRue Martin - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game LaRue Martin - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game LaRue Martin - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game LaRue Martin - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game LaRue Martin - * 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.