Mario Chalmers vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mario Chalmers 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

Mario Chalmers

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mario Chalmers: 2008-09 to 2017-18
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mario Chalmers 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mario Chalmers 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mario Chalmers 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mario Chalmers 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mario Chalmers 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mario Chalmers 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mario Chalmers 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mario Chalmers 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mario Chalmers 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mario Chalmers 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mario Chalmers 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mario Chalmers 8.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mario Chalmers 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mario Chalmers 3.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mario Chalmers 1.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mario Chalmers 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mario Chalmers 5,743 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mario Chalmers 1,585 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mario Chalmers 2,412 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mario Chalmers 950 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mario Chalmers 103 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mario Chalmers 646 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mario Chalmers .417 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mario Chalmers .351 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mario Chalmers .793 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mario Chalmers 10.3 (2016) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mario Chalmers 2.9 (2014) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mario Chalmers 4.9 (2009) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mario Chalmers 2.0 (2009) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mario Chalmers 0.2 (2014) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mario Chalmers 8.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mario Chalmers 2.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mario Chalmers 3.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mario Chalmers 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mario Chalmers 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mario Chalmers 872 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mario Chalmers 251 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mario Chalmers 321 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mario Chalmers 118 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mario Chalmers 15 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mario Chalmers 99 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mario Chalmers .429 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mario Chalmers .357 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mario Chalmers .742 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mario Chalmers 11.3 (2012) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mario Chalmers 3.7 (2012) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mario Chalmers 4.4 (2009) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mario Chalmers 2.9 (2009) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mario Chalmers 0.3 (2014) 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.