Leon Benbow vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Leon Benbow 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

Leon Benbow

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Leon Benbow: 1974-75 to 1975-76
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Leon Benbow 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Leon Benbow 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Leon Benbow 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Leon Benbow 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Leon Benbow 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Leon Benbow 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Leon Benbow 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Leon Benbow 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Leon Benbow 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Leon Benbow 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Leon Benbow 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Benbow 628 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Leon Benbow 214 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Leon Benbow 183 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Leon Benbow 73 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Leon Benbow 17 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Leon Benbow 115 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Benbow .394 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Leon Benbow - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Leon Benbow .759 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 7.1 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 2.3 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 2.1 (1976) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.8 (1976) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.2 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 2.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 0.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Leon Benbow 5 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Leon Benbow 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Leon Benbow 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Leon Benbow 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Leon Benbow 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Leon Benbow 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Leon Benbow .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Leon Benbow - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Leon Benbow .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Leon Benbow 2.5 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Leon Benbow 0.5 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Leon Benbow 1.0 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Leon Benbow 0.0 (1975) 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.