Mike Gminski vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Gminski: 1980-81 to 1993-94
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Gminski 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mike Gminski 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mike Gminski 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mike Gminski 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Gminski 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Gminski 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Mike Gminski 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mike Gminski 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 Gminski 11.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Gminski 6.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mike Gminski 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike Gminski 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Gminski 1.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Gminski 10,953 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mike Gminski 6,480 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mike Gminski 1,203 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mike Gminski 507 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mike Gminski 989 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mike Gminski 938 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Gminski .465 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mike Gminski .122 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Gminski .843 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Gminski 17.2 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Gminski 10.0 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mike Gminski 2.0 (1985) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Gminski 1.0 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Gminski 1.8 (1981) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Gminski 11.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Gminski 5.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mike Gminski 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mike Gminski 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Gminski 1.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Gminski 393 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mike Gminski 193 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mike Gminski 29 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mike Gminski 22 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mike Gminski 57 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mike Gminski 35 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Gminski .485 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mike Gminski .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Gminski .795 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Gminski 19.3 (1986) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Gminski 10.0 (1986) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Gminski 1.7 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Gminski 1.3 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Gminski 2.7 (1989) 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.