Reece Gaines vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Reece Gaines 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Reece Gaines: 2003-04 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Reece Gaines 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Reece Gaines 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Reece Gaines 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Reece Gaines 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Reece Gaines 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Reece Gaines 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Reece Gaines 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Reece Gaines 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Reece Gaines 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Reece Gaines 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Reece Gaines 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Reece Gaines 1.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines 0.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Reece Gaines 123 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Reece Gaines 53 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Reece Gaines 50 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Reece Gaines 17 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Reece Gaines 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Reece Gaines 71 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Reece Gaines .324 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Reece Gaines .269 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Reece Gaines .606 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Reece Gaines 2.0 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines 1.0 (2004) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines 1.1 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines 0.3 (2004) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines 0.1 (2004) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Reece Gaines - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Reece Gaines - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Reece Gaines - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Reece Gaines - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Reece Gaines - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Reece Gaines - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Reece Gaines 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Reece Gaines - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Reece Gaines - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Reece Gaines - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Reece Gaines - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Reece Gaines - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Reece Gaines - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Reece Gaines - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Reece Gaines - 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.