Paul Pressey vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pressey: 1982-83 to 1992-93
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pressey 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Paul Pressey 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Paul Pressey 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Paul Pressey 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pressey 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Paul Pressey 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pressey 3 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Paul Pressey 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Paul Pressey 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 Pressey 10.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pressey 3.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Pressey 5.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul Pressey 1.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pressey 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pressey 7,664 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Paul Pressey 2,798 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Paul Pressey 3,715 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Paul Pressey 997 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Paul Pressey 428 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Paul Pressey 724 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pressey .485 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Paul Pressey .222 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pressey .749 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pressey 16.1 (1985) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pressey 5.4 (1985) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul Pressey 7.8 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Pressey 2.1 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pressey 0.9 (1986) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pressey 11.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pressey 4.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul Pressey 5.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pressey 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pressey 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pressey 881 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Paul Pressey 316 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Paul Pressey 420 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Paul Pressey 116 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Pressey 49 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Paul Pressey 75 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pressey .471 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Paul Pressey .244 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pressey .728 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pressey 16.1 (1986) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pressey 6.0 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Paul Pressey 8.6 (1987) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Pressey 2.3 (1987) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pressey 0.9 (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, this player has no data for the stat.