Onyeka Okongwu vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Onyeka Okongwu 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

Onyeka Okongwu

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Onyeka Okongwu: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Onyeka Okongwu 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Onyeka Okongwu 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Onyeka Okongwu 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Onyeka Okongwu 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Onyeka Okongwu 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Onyeka Okongwu 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Onyeka Okongwu 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Onyeka Okongwu 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Onyeka Okongwu 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Onyeka Okongwu 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Onyeka Okongwu 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 8.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 6.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 1.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Onyeka Okongwu 1,972 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Onyeka Okongwu 1,398 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Onyeka Okongwu 226 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Onyeka Okongwu 136 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Onyeka Okongwu 260 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Onyeka Okongwu 233 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Onyeka Okongwu .640 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Onyeka Okongwu .318 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Onyeka Okongwu .754 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 10.2 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 7.2 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 1.3 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 0.7 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 1.3 (2023) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 3.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 3.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Onyeka Okongwu 110 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Onyeka Okongwu 113 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Onyeka Okongwu 11 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Onyeka Okongwu 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Onyeka Okongwu 25 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Onyeka Okongwu 29 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Onyeka Okongwu .569 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Onyeka Okongwu .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Onyeka Okongwu .659 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 6.0 (2023) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 6.3 (2023) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 1.2 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 0.8 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Onyeka Okongwu 1.3 (2023) 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.