Nicolas Batum vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Nicolas Batum 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

Nicolas Batum

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nicolas Batum: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nicolas Batum 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nicolas Batum 16 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nicolas Batum 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nicolas Batum 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nicolas Batum 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nicolas Batum 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nicolas Batum 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nicolas Batum 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nicolas Batum 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nicolas Batum 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nicolas Batum 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Batum 10.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Batum 5.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nicolas Batum 3.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nicolas Batum 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Batum 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Batum 10,947 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nicolas Batum 5,254 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nicolas Batum 3,464 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nicolas Batum 976 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Batum 661 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nicolas Batum 1,053 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Batum .437 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Batum .366 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Batum .832 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Batum 15.1 (2017) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Batum 7.5 (2014) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Batum 5.9 (2017) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Batum 1.2 (2013) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Batum 1.1 (2013) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nicolas Batum 8.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Batum 4.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nicolas Batum 2.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nicolas Batum 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Batum 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nicolas Batum 593 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nicolas Batum 313 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nicolas Batum 153 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nicolas Batum 52 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nicolas Batum 28 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nicolas Batum 67 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nicolas Batum .436 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nicolas Batum .353 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nicolas Batum .793 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nicolas Batum 15.2 (2014) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nicolas Batum 8.6 (2015) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nicolas Batum 5.2 (2015) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nicolas Batum 1.3 (2014) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nicolas Batum 0.8 (2011) 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.