Marcus Banks vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Marcus Banks 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

Marcus Banks

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Marcus Banks: 2003-04 to 2010-11
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Marcus Banks 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Marcus Banks 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Marcus Banks 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Marcus Banks 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Marcus Banks 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Marcus Banks 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Marcus Banks 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Marcus Banks 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Marcus Banks 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Marcus Banks 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Marcus Banks 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marcus Banks 5.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Banks 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Marcus Banks 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Marcus Banks 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Banks 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marcus Banks 2,061 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Marcus Banks 519 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Marcus Banks 728 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Marcus Banks 266 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Marcus Banks 57 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Marcus Banks 348 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marcus Banks .432 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Marcus Banks .327 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marcus Banks .768 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marcus Banks 10.0 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Banks 2.3 (2006) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Marcus Banks 3.8 (2006) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Marcus Banks 1.1 (2004) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Banks 0.4 (2008) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Marcus Banks 4.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Banks 1.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Marcus Banks 1.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Marcus Banks 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Banks 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Marcus Banks 54 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Marcus Banks 18 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Marcus Banks 15 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Marcus Banks 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Marcus Banks 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Marcus Banks 13 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Marcus Banks .426 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Marcus Banks .417 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Marcus Banks .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Marcus Banks 5.0 (2004) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Marcus Banks 1.8 (2004) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Marcus Banks 1.8 (2004) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Marcus Banks 0.6 (2005) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Marcus Banks 0.3 (2004) 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.