Milt Palacio vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Milt Palacio 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

Milt Palacio

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Milt Palacio: 1999-00 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Milt Palacio 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Milt Palacio 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Milt Palacio 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Milt Palacio 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Milt Palacio 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Milt Palacio 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Milt Palacio 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Milt Palacio 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Milt Palacio 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Milt Palacio 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Milt Palacio 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Milt Palacio 4.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Milt Palacio 2,243 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Milt Palacio 831 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Milt Palacio 1,194 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Milt Palacio 302 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Milt Palacio 58 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Milt Palacio 470 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Milt Palacio .419 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Milt Palacio .235 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Milt Palacio .719 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Milt Palacio 6.2 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio 2.9 (2003) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio 3.5 (2005) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio 0.9 (2003) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio 0.2 (2003) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Milt Palacio - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Milt Palacio - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Milt Palacio - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Milt Palacio - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Milt Palacio - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Milt Palacio - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Milt Palacio 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Milt Palacio - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Milt Palacio - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Milt Palacio - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Milt Palacio - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Milt Palacio - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Milt Palacio - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Milt Palacio - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Milt Palacio - 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.