Nassir Little vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Nassir Little 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

Nassir Little

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nassir Little: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nassir Little 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nassir Little 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nassir Little 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nassir Little 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nassir Little 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nassir Little 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nassir Little 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nassir Little 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nassir Little 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nassir Little 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nassir Little 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nassir Little 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nassir Little 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nassir Little 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nassir Little 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nassir Little 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nassir Little 1,313 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nassir Little 688 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nassir Little 170 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nassir Little 73 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nassir Little 93 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nassir Little 237 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nassir Little .452 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nassir Little .330 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nassir Little .735 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nassir Little 9.8 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nassir Little 5.6 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nassir Little 1.3 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nassir Little 0.6 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nassir Little 0.9 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nassir Little 1.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nassir Little 0.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nassir Little 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nassir Little 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nassir Little 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nassir Little 12 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nassir Little 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nassir Little 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nassir Little 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nassir Little 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nassir Little 7 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nassir Little .444 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nassir Little .286 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nassir Little .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nassir Little 1.8 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nassir Little 0.3 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nassir Little 0.0 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nassir Little 0.0 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nassir Little 0.3 (2021) 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.