Michael Cage vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Michael Cage 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

Michael Cage

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Cage: 1984-85 to 1999-00
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Cage 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Michael Cage 15 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Michael Cage 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Michael Cage 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Michael Cage 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Michael Cage 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cage 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Michael Cage 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Michael Cage 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Michael Cage 0 Jerry West 1

Rebounds Leader Michael Cage 1 Jerry West 0

Assists Leader Michael Cage 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cage 7.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 7.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cage 8,278 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Michael Cage 8,646 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Michael Cage 1,057 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Michael Cage 1,050 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Michael Cage 725 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Michael Cage 1,140 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cage .515 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Michael Cage .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cage .664 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cage 15.7 (1987) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 13.0 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 1.6 (1987) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 1.3 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 1.0 (1996) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Cage 4.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 5.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Cage 261 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Michael Cage 302 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Michael Cage 30 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Michael Cage 37 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Michael Cage 34 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Michael Cage 53 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Cage .523 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Michael Cage .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Cage .493 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Cage 7.1 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Cage 9.3 (1996) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael Cage 0.8 (1994) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Michael Cage 0.9 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Cage 1.7 (1996) 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.