Nick Vanos vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Nick Vanos 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

Nick Vanos

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nick Vanos: 1985-86 to 1986-87
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nick Vanos 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nick Vanos 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nick Vanos 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nick Vanos 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nick Vanos 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nick Vanos 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nick Vanos 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nick Vanos 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nick Vanos 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nick Vanos 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nick Vanos 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Vanos 3.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nick Vanos 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nick Vanos 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nick Vanos 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Vanos 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Vanos 222 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nick Vanos 240 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nick Vanos 59 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nick Vanos 21 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nick Vanos 28 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nick Vanos 68 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Vanos .383 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nick Vanos .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Vanos .561 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Vanos 4.9 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Vanos 5.5 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nick Vanos 1.5 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Vanos 0.3 (1987) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Vanos 0.5 (1986) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nick Vanos - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nick Vanos - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nick Vanos - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nick Vanos - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nick Vanos - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nick Vanos - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nick Vanos - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nick Vanos - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nick Vanos - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nick Vanos - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nick Vanos 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nick Vanos - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nick Vanos - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nick Vanos - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nick Vanos - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nick Vanos - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nick Vanos - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nick Vanos - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nick Vanos - 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.