Mel Bennett vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mel Bennett 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

Mel Bennett

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Bennett: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Bennett 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mel Bennett 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mel Bennett 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mel Bennett 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Bennett 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Bennett 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Bennett 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Bennett 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Bennett 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mel Bennett 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mel Bennett 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 3.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett 498 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett 426 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mel Bennett 107 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mel Bennett 52 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mel Bennett 51 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mel Bennett 129 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett .346 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mel Bennett .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett .608 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett 4.7 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett 3.5 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett 1.0 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett 0.6 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett 0.5 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Bennett - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mel Bennett - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mel Bennett - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mel Bennett - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mel Bennett - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mel Bennett 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Bennett - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mel Bennett - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Bennett - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Bennett - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Bennett - 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.