Raef LaFrentz vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Raef LaFrentz 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

Raef LaFrentz

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Raef LaFrentz: 1998-99 to 2007-08
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Raef LaFrentz 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Raef LaFrentz 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Raef LaFrentz 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Raef LaFrentz 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Raef LaFrentz 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Raef LaFrentz 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Raef LaFrentz 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Raef LaFrentz 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Raef LaFrentz 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Raef LaFrentz 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Raef LaFrentz 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Raef LaFrentz 10.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Raef LaFrentz 6.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Raef LaFrentz 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Raef LaFrentz 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Raef LaFrentz 1.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Raef LaFrentz 5,690 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Raef LaFrentz 3,423 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Raef LaFrentz 606 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Raef LaFrentz 276 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Raef LaFrentz 919 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Raef LaFrentz 563 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Raef LaFrentz .466 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Raef LaFrentz .363 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Raef LaFrentz .711 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Raef LaFrentz 13.8 (1999) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Raef LaFrentz 7.9 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Raef LaFrentz 1.4 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Raef LaFrentz 0.8 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Raef LaFrentz 2.7 (2002) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Raef LaFrentz 8.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Raef LaFrentz 5.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Raef LaFrentz 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Raef LaFrentz 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Raef LaFrentz 2.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Raef LaFrentz 298 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Raef LaFrentz 183 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Raef LaFrentz 18 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Raef LaFrentz 19 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Raef LaFrentz 77 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Raef LaFrentz 35 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Raef LaFrentz .446 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Raef LaFrentz .297 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Raef LaFrentz .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Raef LaFrentz 11.3 (2002) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Raef LaFrentz 7.6 (2002) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Raef LaFrentz 1.1 (2005) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Raef LaFrentz 0.9 (2005) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Raef LaFrentz 2.8 (2002) 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.