Malaki Branham vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Malaki Branham 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

Malaki Branham

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Malaki Branham: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Malaki Branham 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Malaki Branham 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Malaki Branham 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Malaki Branham 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Malaki Branham 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Malaki Branham 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Malaki Branham 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Malaki Branham 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Malaki Branham 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Malaki Branham 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Malaki Branham 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malaki Branham 9.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Malaki Branham 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Malaki Branham 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Malaki Branham 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Malaki Branham 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malaki Branham 1,363 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Malaki Branham 329 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Malaki Branham 283 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Malaki Branham 60 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Malaki Branham 15 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Malaki Branham 141 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malaki Branham .436 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Malaki Branham .325 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malaki Branham .850 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malaki Branham 10.2 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Malaki Branham 2.7 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Malaki Branham 2.1 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Malaki Branham 0.5 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Malaki Branham 0.1 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Malaki Branham - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Malaki Branham - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Malaki Branham - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Malaki Branham - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Malaki Branham - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Malaki Branham - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Malaki Branham - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Malaki Branham - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Malaki Branham - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Malaki Branham - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Malaki Branham 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Malaki Branham - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Malaki Branham - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Malaki Branham - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Malaki Branham - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Malaki Branham - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Malaki Branham - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Malaki Branham - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Malaki Branham - 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.