Mike Mitchell vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Mitchell: 1978-79 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Mitchell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mike Mitchell 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mike Mitchell 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mike Mitchell 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Mitchell 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Mitchell 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Mike Mitchell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mike Mitchell 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 Mitchell 19.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Mitchell 5.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mike Mitchell 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike Mitchell 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Mitchell 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Mitchell 15,016 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mike Mitchell 4,246 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mike Mitchell 1,010 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mike Mitchell 530 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mike Mitchell 400 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mike Mitchell 759 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Mitchell .493 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mike Mitchell .216 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Mitchell .779 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Mitchell 24.5 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Mitchell 7.2 (1984) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mike Mitchell 2.3 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Mitchell 0.9 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Mitchell 0.9 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Mitchell 18.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Mitchell 6.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mike Mitchell 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mike Mitchell 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Mitchell 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Mitchell 646 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mike Mitchell 224 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mike Mitchell 47 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mike Mitchell 19 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mike Mitchell 28 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mike Mitchell 35 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Mitchell .502 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mike Mitchell .333 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Mitchell .762 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Mitchell 24.8 (1982) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Mitchell 9.5 (1983) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Mitchell 3.3 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Mitchell 1.0 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Mitchell 1.7 (1983) 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.