Nate McMillan vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate McMillan: 1986-87 to 1997-98
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate McMillan 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nate McMillan 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nate McMillan 11 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nate McMillan 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nate McMillan 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nate McMillan 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate McMillan 2 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nate McMillan 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nate McMillan 0 Jerry West 1

Steals Leader Nate McMillan 1 Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 5.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 4.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 6.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 1.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate McMillan 4,733 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nate McMillan 3,222 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nate McMillan 4,893 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nate McMillan 1,544 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nate McMillan 356 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nate McMillan 796 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate McMillan .443 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nate McMillan .343 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate McMillan .650 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 7.6 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 5.2 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 9.3 (1989) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 3.0 (1994) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.7 (1995) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 5.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 3.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 5.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate McMillan 489 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nate McMillan 343 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nate McMillan 505 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nate McMillan 131 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nate McMillan 43 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nate McMillan 98 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate McMillan .381 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nate McMillan .289 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nate McMillan .632 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate McMillan 9.6 (1992) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nate McMillan 4.5 (1995) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nate McMillan 8.0 (1987) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nate McMillan 2.5 (1995) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nate McMillan 0.7 (1987) 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.