Lonny Baxter vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Lonny Baxter 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

Lonny Baxter

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lonny Baxter: 2002-03 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lonny Baxter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Lonny Baxter 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Lonny Baxter 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Lonny Baxter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Lonny Baxter 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Lonny Baxter 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lonny Baxter 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Lonny Baxter 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lonny Baxter 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Lonny Baxter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Lonny Baxter 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonny Baxter 3.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Lonny Baxter 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Lonny Baxter 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Lonny Baxter 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lonny Baxter 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonny Baxter 637 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Lonny Baxter 477 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Lonny Baxter 40 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Lonny Baxter 37 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Lonny Baxter 59 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Lonny Baxter 162 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonny Baxter .466 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Lonny Baxter .200 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonny Baxter .657 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonny Baxter 4.8 (2003) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lonny Baxter 3.0 (2004) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Lonny Baxter 0.3 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lonny Baxter 0.3 (2004) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lonny Baxter 0.5 (2004) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Lonny Baxter 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lonny Baxter - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Lonny Baxter - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lonny Baxter - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lonny Baxter - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lonny Baxter - 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.