Nikola Pekovic vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Pekovic: 2010-11 to 2015-16
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Pekovic 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nikola Pekovic 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nikola Pekovic 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nikola Pekovic 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nikola Pekovic 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nikola Pekovic 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Nikola Pekovic 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nikola Pekovic 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 Pekovic 12.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Pekovic 6.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nikola Pekovic 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nikola Pekovic 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Pekovic 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Pekovic 3,405 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nikola Pekovic 1,807 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nikola Pekovic 199 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nikola Pekovic 140 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nikola Pekovic 151 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nikola Pekovic 271 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Pekovic .518 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Pekovic .760 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Pekovic 17.5 (2014) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Pekovic 8.8 (2013) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nikola Pekovic 0.9 (2014) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nikola Pekovic 0.7 (2013) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Pekovic 0.8 (2013) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nikola Pekovic 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nikola Pekovic - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Pekovic - 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.