Nemanja Bjelica vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Nemanja Bjelica 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

Nemanja Bjelica

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nemanja Bjelica: 2015-16 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nemanja Bjelica 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nemanja Bjelica 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nemanja Bjelica 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nemanja Bjelica 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nemanja Bjelica 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nemanja Bjelica 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nemanja Bjelica 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nemanja Bjelica 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nemanja Bjelica 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 7.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 3,412 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 2,051 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 825 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 288 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 184 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 449 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .466 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .384 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .759 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 11.5 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 6.4 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.8 (2020) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.9 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.7 (2019) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nemanja Bjelica 84 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nemanja Bjelica 51 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nemanja Bjelica 22 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nemanja Bjelica 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nemanja Bjelica 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nemanja Bjelica 22 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .492 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .478 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nemanja Bjelica .650 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 9.0 (2021) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 3.0 (2018) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.1 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 1.0 (2021) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nemanja Bjelica 0.5 (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.