Porter Meriwether vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Porter Meriwether 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

Porter Meriwether

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Porter Meriwether: 1962-63 to 1962-63
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Porter Meriwether 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Porter Meriwether 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Porter Meriwether 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Porter Meriwether 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Porter Meriwether 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Porter Meriwether 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Porter Meriwether 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Porter Meriwether 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Porter Meriwether 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Porter Meriwether 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether 119 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether 29 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Porter Meriwether 43 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Porter Meriwether 31 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether .393 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether .697 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether 3.8 (1963) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether 0.9 (1963) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether 1.4 (1963) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Porter Meriwether - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Porter Meriwether - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Porter Meriwether - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Porter Meriwether 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Porter Meriwether - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Porter Meriwether - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Porter Meriwether - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Porter Meriwether - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Porter Meriwether - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Porter Meriwether - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.