Lauri Markkanen vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Lauri Markkanen 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

Lauri Markkanen

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lauri Markkanen: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lauri Markkanen 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Lauri Markkanen 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Lauri Markkanen 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Lauri Markkanen 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Lauri Markkanen 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Lauri Markkanen 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lauri Markkanen 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Lauri Markkanen 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lauri Markkanen 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Lauri Markkanen 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Lauri Markkanen 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen 18.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 7.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen 7,308 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen 2,923 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen 587 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen 281 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen 205 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 403 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen .459 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen .375 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen .866 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen 25.6 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen 9.0 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen 2.0 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.9 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen 0.6 (2019) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Lauri Markkanen 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lauri Markkanen - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lauri Markkanen - 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.