Mel McGaha vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel McGaha: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel McGaha 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mel McGaha 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mel McGaha 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mel McGaha 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel McGaha 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel McGaha 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Mel McGaha 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mel McGaha 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 McGaha 3.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel McGaha 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McGaha 176 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mel McGaha 51 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mel McGaha 51 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McGaha .318 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel McGaha .591 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McGaha 3.5 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mel McGaha 1.0 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel McGaha 0.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mel McGaha 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel McGaha 1 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mel McGaha 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mel McGaha 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel McGaha .000 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel McGaha .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel McGaha 0.5 (1949) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel McGaha 1.0 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel McGaha - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel McGaha - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.