Marc Gasol vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Marc Gasol 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

Marc Gasol

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marc Gasol: 2008-09 to 2020-21
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marc Gasol 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Marc Gasol 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Marc Gasol 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Marc Gasol 3 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Marc Gasol 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Marc Gasol 1 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Marc Gasol 2 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Marc Gasol 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marc Gasol 1 Jerry West 5

Defensive Player of The Year Marc Gasol 1 Jerry West 0 *

Scoring Leader Marc Gasol 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Marc Gasol 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marc Gasol 14.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Marc Gasol 7.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Marc Gasol 3.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Marc Gasol 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Marc Gasol 1.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marc Gasol 12,514 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Marc Gasol 6,604 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Marc Gasol 2,996 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Marc Gasol 792 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Marc Gasol 1,254 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Marc Gasol 891 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marc Gasol .481 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Marc Gasol .360 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marc Gasol .776 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marc Gasol 19.5 (2017) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Marc Gasol 9.3 (2010) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Marc Gasol 4.6 (2017) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Marc Gasol 1.1 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marc Gasol 1.9 (2012) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marc Gasol 13.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Marc Gasol 7.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Marc Gasol 3.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Marc Gasol 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Marc Gasol 1.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marc Gasol 1,331 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Marc Gasol 747 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Marc Gasol 321 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Marc Gasol 83 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Marc Gasol 140 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Marc Gasol 99 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marc Gasol .444 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Marc Gasol .366 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marc Gasol .808 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marc Gasol 19.7 (2015) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Marc Gasol 11.2 (2011) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Marc Gasol 4.5 (2015) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Marc Gasol 1.7 (2014) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marc Gasol 2.2 (2013) 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.