Paul Arizin vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Arizin 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Arizin 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Paul Arizin 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.