Mike Novak vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mike Novak: 1948-49 to 1953-54
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mike Novak 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mike Novak 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mike Novak 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mike Novak 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mike Novak 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mike Novak 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Mike Novak 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mike Novak 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 Novak 3.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 420 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 2 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mike Novak 175 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mike Novak - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mike Novak - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mike Novak 125 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .310 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak .566 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 5.3 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak 0.4 (1954) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 1.9 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mike Novak 13 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mike Novak 0 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mike Novak 10 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mike Novak - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mike Novak - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mike Novak 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mike Novak .273 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Mike Novak 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mike Novak 3.3 (1949) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mike Novak - * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mike Novak 2.5 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mike Novak - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.