Nikola Vucevic vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nikola Vucevic 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Nikola Vucevic 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Nikola Vucevic 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Nikola Vucevic 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Nikola Vucevic 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Nikola Vucevic 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Nikola Vucevic 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Nikola Vucevic 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 Vucevic 17.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Vucevic 10.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Nikola Vucevic 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Nikola Vucevic 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Vucevic 0.9 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Vucevic 15,370 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Nikola Vucevic 9,435 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Nikola Vucevic 2,556 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Nikola Vucevic 760 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Nikola Vucevic 792 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Nikola Vucevic 899 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Vucevic .495 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Nikola Vucevic .341 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Vucevic .768 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nikola Vucevic 18.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Vucevic 9.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Nikola Vucevic 3.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Nikola Vucevic 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Vucevic 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Nikola Vucevic 294 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Nikola Vucevic 158 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Nikola Vucevic 51 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Nikola Vucevic 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Nikola Vucevic 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Nikola Vucevic 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nikola Vucevic .448 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Nikola Vucevic .343 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Nikola Vucevic .813 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022) 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.