Lavor Postell vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Lavor Postell 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

Lavor Postell

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lavor Postell: 2000-01 to 2002-03
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lavor Postell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Lavor Postell 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Lavor Postell 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Lavor Postell 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Lavor Postell 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Lavor Postell 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lavor Postell 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Lavor Postell 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lavor Postell 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Lavor Postell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Lavor Postell 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lavor Postell 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Lavor Postell 0.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Lavor Postell 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Lavor Postell 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lavor Postell 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lavor Postell 195 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Lavor Postell 45 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Lavor Postell 13 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Lavor Postell 12 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Lavor Postell 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Lavor Postell 61 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lavor Postell .335 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Lavor Postell .250 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lavor Postell .795 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lavor Postell 4.0 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lavor Postell 1.0 (2001) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Lavor Postell 0.3 (2003) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lavor Postell 0.3 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lavor Postell 0.1 (2001) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lavor Postell - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Lavor Postell - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Lavor Postell - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Lavor Postell - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lavor Postell - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lavor Postell - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Lavor Postell - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Lavor Postell - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Lavor Postell - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Lavor Postell - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Lavor Postell 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lavor Postell - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Lavor Postell - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lavor Postell - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lavor Postell - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Lavor Postell - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lavor Postell - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lavor Postell - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lavor Postell - 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.