Mark Olberding vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mark Olberding: 1976-77 to 1986-87
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mark Olberding 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mark Olberding 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mark Olberding 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mark Olberding 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mark Olberding 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mark Olberding 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Mark Olberding 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mark Olberding 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 Olberding 9.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mark Olberding 5.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mark Olberding 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mark Olberding 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Olberding 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Olberding 8,145 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mark Olberding 4,503 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mark Olberding 2,190 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mark Olberding 573 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mark Olberding 235 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mark Olberding 865 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Olberding .491 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mark Olberding .122 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Olberding .811 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Olberding 13.8 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Olberding 6.5 (1982) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mark Olberding 4.4 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mark Olberding 0.9 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Olberding 0.4 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mark Olberding 11.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mark Olberding 5.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mark Olberding 2.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mark Olberding 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mark Olberding 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mark Olberding 521 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mark Olberding 255 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mark Olberding 131 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mark Olberding 35 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mark Olberding 20 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mark Olberding 47 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mark Olberding .469 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mark Olberding .250 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mark Olberding .778 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mark Olberding 19.7 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mark Olberding 7.3 (1980) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mark Olberding 4.3 (1981) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mark Olberding 1.0 (1982) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mark Olberding 1.0 (1978) 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. 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.