Pavel Podkolzin vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Pavel Podkolzin 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

Pavel Podkolzin

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pavel Podkolzin: 2004-05 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pavel Podkolzin 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Pavel Podkolzin 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Pavel Podkolzin 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Pavel Podkolzin 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Pavel Podkolzin 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Pavel Podkolzin 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pavel Podkolzin 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Pavel Podkolzin 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pavel Podkolzin 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Pavel Podkolzin 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Pavel Podkolzin 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 0.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 0.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pavel Podkolzin 4 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Pavel Podkolzin 9 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Pavel Podkolzin 0 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Pavel Podkolzin 0 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Pavel Podkolzin 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Pavel Podkolzin 6 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pavel Podkolzin .000 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pavel Podkolzin .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 3.0 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 7.0 (2006) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 0.0 (2006) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 0.0 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pavel Podkolzin 1.0 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Pavel Podkolzin 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pavel Podkolzin - 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.