Mel Riebe vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Riebe 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mel Riebe 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mel Riebe 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mel Riebe 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Riebe 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Riebe 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Mel Riebe 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mel Riebe 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 Riebe 10.8 Jerry West 27.0

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

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Riebe 1,575 Jerry West 25,192

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

Total Assists Mel Riebe 212 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Mel Riebe 146 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Riebe .304 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Riebe .621 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 12.1 (1947) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

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

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 2.4 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 10.5 Jerry West 29.1

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

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Riebe 63 Jerry West 4,457

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

Total Assists Mel Riebe 5 Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Mel Riebe 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Riebe .288 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Riebe .654 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Riebe 14.0 (1948) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

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

Assists Per Game Mel Riebe 1.0 (1948) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Mel Riebe - 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.