Paul George vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul George: 2010-11 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul George 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Paul George 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Paul George 11 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Paul George 9 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul George 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Paul George 1 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 6 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul George 2 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul George 4 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Paul George 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Paul George 0 Jerry West 1

Steals Leader Paul George 1 Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 20.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 6.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul George 3.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 18,032 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Paul George 5,465 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Paul George 3,191 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Paul George 1,464 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Paul George 381 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Paul George 867 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .440 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Paul George .385 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .854 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.0 (2019) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 8.2 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul George 5.7 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.6 (2013) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul George 21.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 7.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul George 4.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Paul George 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul George 2,343 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Paul George 821 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Paul George 451 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Paul George 167 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Paul George 60 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Paul George 110 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul George .424 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Paul George .352 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul George .827 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul George 28.6 (2019) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Paul George 9.6 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Paul George 7.3 (2017) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul George 2.2 (2014) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul George 2.0 (2011) 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.