Mike Niles vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Niles 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mike Niles 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mike Niles 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mike Niles 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Niles 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Niles 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Mike Niles 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mike Niles 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 Niles 2.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Niles 115 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mike Niles 58 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mike Niles 15 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mike Niles 8 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mike Niles 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mike Niles 44 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Niles .348 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mike Niles .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Niles .459 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Niles 2.6 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 1.3 (1981) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.3 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.2 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Niles 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mike Niles 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mike Niles 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mike Niles 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mike Niles 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mike Niles 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Niles .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mike Niles - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mike Niles - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Niles 0.5 (1981) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Niles 0.0 (1981) 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.