Paul Shirley vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Shirley: 2002-03 to 2004-05
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Shirley 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Paul Shirley 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Paul Shirley 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Paul Shirley 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Shirley 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Paul Shirley 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Paul Shirley 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Paul Shirley 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 Shirley 1.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Shirley 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Shirley 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul Shirley 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Shirley 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Shirley 33 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Paul Shirley 19 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Paul Shirley 7 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Paul Shirley 1 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Paul Shirley 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Paul Shirley 18 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Shirley .395 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Shirley .429 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Shirley 3.0 (2004) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Shirley 2.3 (2004) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul Shirley 0.6 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Shirley 0.1 (2004) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Shirley - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Shirley - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul Shirley - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Paul Shirley - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Shirley - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Shirley - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Paul Shirley - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Paul Shirley - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Paul Shirley - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Shirley - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Paul Shirley 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Shirley - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Paul Shirley - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Shirley - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Shirley - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Paul Shirley - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Shirley - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Shirley - 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.