Otis Birdsong vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Otis Birdsong 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

Otis Birdsong

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Otis Birdsong: 1977-78 to 1988-89
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Otis Birdsong 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Otis Birdsong 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Otis Birdsong 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Otis Birdsong 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Otis Birdsong 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Otis Birdsong 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Otis Birdsong 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Otis Birdsong 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Otis Birdsong 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Otis Birdsong 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Otis Birdsong 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 18.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Birdsong 12,544 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Otis Birdsong 2,072 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Otis Birdsong 2,260 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Otis Birdsong 858 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Otis Birdsong 143 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Otis Birdsong 696 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Birdsong .506 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Otis Birdsong .274 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Otis Birdsong .655 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 24.6 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.3 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.1 (1985) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.7 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.3 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 15.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 3.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Otis Birdsong 546 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Otis Birdsong 104 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Otis Birdsong 104 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Otis Birdsong 56 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Otis Birdsong 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Otis Birdsong 35 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Otis Birdsong .480 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Otis Birdsong .091 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Otis Birdsong .583 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Otis Birdsong 23.0 (1986) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Otis Birdsong 7.7 (1980) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Otis Birdsong 4.5 (1983) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Otis Birdsong 2.0 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Otis Birdsong 1.0 (1986) 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. 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.