Nathan Mensah vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Nathan Mensah 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

Nathan Mensah

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nathan Mensah: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nathan Mensah 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nathan Mensah 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nathan Mensah 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nathan Mensah 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nathan Mensah 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nathan Mensah 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nathan Mensah 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nathan Mensah 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nathan Mensah 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nathan Mensah 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nathan Mensah 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nathan Mensah 1.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Mensah 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nathan Mensah 33 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nathan Mensah 65 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nathan Mensah 9 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nathan Mensah 6 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nathan Mensah 14 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nathan Mensah 25 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nathan Mensah .429 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nathan Mensah - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nathan Mensah .750 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nathan Mensah 1.3 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Mensah 2.6 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.4 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.2 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nathan Mensah 0.6 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nathan Mensah 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nathan Mensah - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nathan Mensah - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nathan Mensah - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nathan Mensah - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nathan Mensah - 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.