Mark McNamara vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mark McNamara 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

Mark McNamara

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark McNamara: 1982-83 to 1990-91
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark McNamara 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mark McNamara 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mark McNamara 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mark McNamara 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mark McNamara 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mark McNamara 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mark McNamara 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mark McNamara 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mark McNamara 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mark McNamara 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mark McNamara 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark McNamara 3.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mark McNamara 3.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mark McNamara 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mark McNamara 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mark McNamara 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark McNamara 980 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mark McNamara 827 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mark McNamara 77 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mark McNamara 35 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mark McNamara 39 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mark McNamara 278 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark McNamara .512 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mark McNamara - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark McNamara .548 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark McNamara 5.5 (1984) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mark McNamara 4.5 (1984) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mark McNamara 0.4 (1984) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mark McNamara 0.2 (1984) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mark McNamara 0.3 (1988) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark McNamara 1.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mark McNamara 0.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark McNamara 11 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mark McNamara 4 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mark McNamara 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mark McNamara 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mark McNamara 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mark McNamara 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark McNamara .556 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mark McNamara - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark McNamara .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark McNamara 2.0 (1987) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mark McNamara 1.0 (1987) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mark McNamara 0.0 (1990) 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.