Rick Adelman vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Rick Adelman 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

Rick Adelman

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Adelman: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Adelman 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rick Adelman 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rick Adelman 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rick Adelman 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Adelman 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Adelman 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rick Adelman 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rick Adelman 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rick Adelman 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rick Adelman 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 7.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.9 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 3,579 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 1,129 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rick Adelman 1,606 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rick Adelman 106 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 9 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rick Adelman 462 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .415 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .713 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 12.6 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 3.5 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 5.2 (1972) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 1.2 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.1 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 5.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 1.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 1.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.5 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Adelman 121 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rick Adelman 27 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rick Adelman 39 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rick Adelman 8 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rick Adelman 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rick Adelman 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Adelman .448 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rick Adelman - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Adelman .625 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Adelman 11.7 (1969) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Adelman 2.5 (1969) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Adelman 4.8 (1969) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Adelman 0.8 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Adelman 0.0 (1975) * 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.