Nikola Jovic vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Nikola Jovic 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

Nikola Jovic

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Jovic: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Jovic 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nikola Jovic 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nikola Jovic 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nikola Jovic 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nikola Jovic 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nikola Jovic 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jovic 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Nikola Jovic 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nikola Jovic 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Nikola Jovic 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nikola Jovic 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jovic 7.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jovic 3.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nikola Jovic 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jovic 434 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nikola Jovic 223 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nikola Jovic 100 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nikola Jovic 32 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jovic 16 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nikola Jovic 61 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jovic .443 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jovic .369 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jovic .773 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jovic 7.7 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jovic 4.2 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jovic 2.0 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.5 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.3 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Jovic 4.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jovic 3.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Jovic 49 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nikola Jovic 38 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nikola Jovic 11 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nikola Jovic 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nikola Jovic 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nikola Jovic 12 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Jovic .425 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nikola Jovic .375 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Jovic .857 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Jovic 9.4 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Jovic 6.6 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nikola Jovic 2.2 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nikola Jovic 1.0 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Jovic 0.6 (2024) 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.