Rich Manning vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Manning: 1995-96 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Manning 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rich Manning 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rich Manning 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rich Manning 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rich Manning 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rich Manning 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Rich Manning 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rich Manning 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 Manning 3.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Manning 182 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rich Manning 94 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rich Manning 10 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rich Manning 7 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rich Manning 8 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rich Manning 55 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Manning .415 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rich Manning .400 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rich Manning .643 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.7 (1996) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.9 (1996) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 (1996) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.2 (1996) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Manning 9 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rich Manning 4 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rich Manning 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rich Manning 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rich Manning 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rich Manning 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Manning .222 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Rich Manning .833 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Manning 3.0 (1997) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Manning 1.3 (1997) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 (1997) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rich Manning 0.0 (1997) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rich Manning 0.3 (1997) 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.