Rich Jones vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Rich Jones 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

Rich Jones

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Jones: 1976-77 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Jones 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rich Jones 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rich Jones 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rich Jones 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rich Jones 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rich Jones 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Jones 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rich Jones 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rich Jones 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rich Jones 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rich Jones 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Jones 10.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rich Jones 5.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rich Jones 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rich Jones 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Jones 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Jones 360 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rich Jones 194 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rich Jones 46 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rich Jones 38 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rich Jones 11 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rich Jones 34 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Jones .385 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rich Jones - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Jones .760 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Jones 10.6 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Jones 5.7 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rich Jones 1.4 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rich Jones 1.1 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Jones 0.3 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Jones - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rich Jones - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rich Jones - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rich Jones - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Jones - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Jones - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rich Jones - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rich Jones - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rich Jones - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rich Jones - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rich Jones 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Jones - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rich Jones - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Jones - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Jones - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Jones - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rich Jones - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rich Jones - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Jones - 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.