Michael Curry vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Curry: 1993-94 to 2004-05
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Curry 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Michael Curry 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Michael Curry 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Michael Curry 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Michael Curry 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Michael Curry 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Michael Curry 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Michael Curry 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 Curry 4.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Curry 1.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Michael Curry 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Michael Curry 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Curry 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Curry 2,986 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Michael Curry 1,045 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Michael Curry 804 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Michael Curry 333 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Michael Curry 66 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Michael Curry 667 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Curry .447 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Michael Curry .298 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Curry .825 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Curry 6.6 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Curry 2.2 (1999) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Michael Curry 1.9 (2001) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Michael Curry 0.8 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Curry 0.2 (2005) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Curry 4.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Curry 1.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Michael Curry 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Michael Curry 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Curry 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Curry 154 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Michael Curry 41 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Michael Curry 36 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Michael Curry 15 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Michael Curry 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Michael Curry 36 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Curry .480 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Michael Curry .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Curry .774 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Curry 9.3 (2000) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Curry 1.4 (2002) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael Curry 1.2 (2002) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Michael Curry 0.7 (1999) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Curry 0.3 (2000) 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.