Richard Anderson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Richard Anderson 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

Richard Anderson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Anderson: 1982-83 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Richard Anderson 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Richard Anderson 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Richard Anderson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Richard Anderson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Richard Anderson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Richard Anderson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Richard Anderson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Richard Anderson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Richard Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Richard Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 5.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 3.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Anderson 2,260 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Richard Anderson 1,418 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Richard Anderson 611 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Richard Anderson 225 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Richard Anderson 94 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Richard Anderson 407 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Anderson .412 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Richard Anderson .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Anderson .762 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 8.5 (1984) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 5.2 (1984) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 2.5 (1984) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.4 (1984) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 3.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 1.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Anderson 58 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Richard Anderson 26 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Richard Anderson 10 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Richard Anderson 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Richard Anderson 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Richard Anderson 15 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Anderson .417 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Richard Anderson .381 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Anderson .833 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Anderson 10.7 (1988) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Anderson 4.3 (1988) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Richard Anderson 1.3 (1989) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Richard Anderson 0.7 (1988) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Anderson 0.3 (1989) 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.