Paul Graham vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Graham: 1991-92 to 1993-94
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Graham 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Paul Graham 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Paul Graham 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Paul Graham 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Graham 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Paul Graham 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Graham 0 Jerry West 12

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

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

Scoring Leader Paul Graham 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Paul Graham 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 Graham 8.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Graham 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Graham 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul Graham 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Graham 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Graham 1,499 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Paul Graham 433 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Paul Graham 352 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Paul Graham 186 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Paul Graham 32 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Paul Graham 179 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Graham .448 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Paul Graham .339 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Graham .739 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Graham 10.1 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Graham 3.0 (1992) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul Graham 2.2 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Graham 1.2 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Graham 0.3 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Graham 2.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Graham 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul Graham 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Paul Graham 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Graham 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Graham 6 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Paul Graham 3 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Paul Graham 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Paul Graham 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Graham 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Paul Graham 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Graham .300 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Paul Graham .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Graham - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Graham 2.0 (1994) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Graham 1.5 (1993) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Paul Graham 1.0 (1993) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Graham 2.0 (1993) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Graham 0.0 (1994) 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.