Michael Finley vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Michael Finley: 1995-96 to 2009-10
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Michael Finley 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Michael Finley 15 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Michael Finley 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Michael Finley 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Michael Finley 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Michael Finley 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Michael Finley 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Michael Finley 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 Finley 15.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 4.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 2.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Finley 17,306 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Michael Finley 4,804 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Michael Finley 3,245 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Michael Finley 996 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Michael Finley 323 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Michael Finley 1,103 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Finley .444 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Michael Finley .375 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Finley .811 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Finley 22.6 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 6.3 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 5.3 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 1.6 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.5 (2004) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Michael Finley 11.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 3.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Michael Finley 1,525 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Michael Finley 456 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Michael Finley 229 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Michael Finley 100 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Michael Finley 32 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Michael Finley 129 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Michael Finley .418 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Michael Finley .388 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Michael Finley .866 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Michael Finley 24.6 (2002) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Michael Finley 6.3 (2002) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Michael Finley 4.4 (2001) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Michael Finley 1.5 (2002) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Michael Finley 0.6 (2004) 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.