Mike Gale vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mike Gale 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

Mike Gale

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Gale: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Gale 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mike Gale 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mike Gale 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mike Gale 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Gale 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Gale 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mike Gale 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mike Gale 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mike Gale 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mike Gale 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mike Gale 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Gale 7.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Gale 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mike Gale 4.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike Gale 1.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Gale 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Gale 3,372 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mike Gale 1,122 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mike Gale 1,965 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mike Gale 840 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mike Gale 163 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mike Gale 453 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Gale .474 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mike Gale .160 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Gale .825 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Gale 10.3 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Gale 3.3 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mike Gale 5.8 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Gale 2.3 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Gale 0.6 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Gale 7.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Gale 2.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mike Gale 4.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mike Gale 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Gale 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Gale 198 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mike Gale 75 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mike Gale 122 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mike Gale 37 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mike Gale 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mike Gale 28 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Gale .416 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mike Gale .250 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Gale .725 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Gale 11.0 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Gale 5.0 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Gale 5.3 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Gale 2.0 (1977) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Gale 1.0 (1977) 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. 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.