Nate Blackwell vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Nate Blackwell 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

Nate Blackwell

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Blackwell: 1987-88 to 1987-88
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Blackwell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nate Blackwell 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nate Blackwell 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nate Blackwell 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nate Blackwell 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nate Blackwell 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate Blackwell 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Blackwell 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Blackwell 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nate Blackwell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nate Blackwell 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Blackwell 3.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Blackwell 0.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nate Blackwell 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nate Blackwell 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Blackwell 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Blackwell 37 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nate Blackwell 6 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nate Blackwell 18 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nate Blackwell 3 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nate Blackwell 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nate Blackwell 10 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Blackwell .366 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nate Blackwell .182 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Blackwell .833 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Blackwell 3.7 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Blackwell 0.6 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nate Blackwell 1.8 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nate Blackwell 0.3 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Blackwell 0.0 (1988) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nate Blackwell 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Blackwell - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nate Blackwell - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate Blackwell - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nate Blackwell - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate Blackwell - 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.