Louie Nelson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Louie Nelson 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

Louie Nelson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Louie Nelson: 1973-74 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Louie Nelson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Louie Nelson 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Louie Nelson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Louie Nelson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Louie Nelson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Louie Nelson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Louie Nelson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Louie Nelson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Louie Nelson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Louie Nelson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Louie Nelson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Louie Nelson 9.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Louie Nelson 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Louie Nelson 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Louie Nelson 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Louie Nelson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Louie Nelson 2,113 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Louie Nelson 527 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Louie Nelson 436 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Louie Nelson 202 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Louie Nelson 21 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Louie Nelson 224 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Louie Nelson .437 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Louie Nelson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Louie Nelson .738 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Louie Nelson 12.5 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Louie Nelson 3.1 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Louie Nelson 2.6 (1976) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Louie Nelson 1.2 (1976) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Louie Nelson 0.2 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Louie Nelson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Louie Nelson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Louie Nelson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Louie Nelson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Louie Nelson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Louie Nelson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Louie Nelson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Louie Nelson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Louie Nelson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Louie Nelson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Louie Nelson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Louie Nelson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Louie Nelson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Louie Nelson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Louie Nelson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Louie Nelson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Louie Nelson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Louie Nelson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Louie Nelson - 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.