Richard Morton vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Morton: 1988-89 to 1988-89
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Morton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Richard Morton 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Richard Morton 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Richard Morton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Richard Morton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Richard Morton 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Richard Morton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Richard Morton 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 Morton 3.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Richard Morton 0.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Richard Morton 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Richard Morton 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Morton 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Morton 6 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Richard Morton 0 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Richard Morton 1 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Richard Morton 0 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Richard Morton 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Richard Morton 2 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Morton .750 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Richard Morton - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Morton - Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Morton 3.0 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Morton 0.0 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Richard Morton 0.5 (1989) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Richard Morton 0.0 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Morton 0.0 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Morton - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Richard Morton - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Richard Morton - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Richard Morton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Morton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Morton - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Richard Morton - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Richard Morton - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Richard Morton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Richard Morton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Richard Morton 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Morton - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Richard Morton - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Morton - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Morton - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Morton - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Richard Morton - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Richard Morton - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Morton - 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.