Rick Brunson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Brunson: 1997-98 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Brunson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rick Brunson 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rick Brunson 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rick Brunson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Brunson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Brunson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Rick Brunson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rick Brunson 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 Brunson 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 2.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 1,090 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 447 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rick Brunson 876 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rick Brunson 201 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 21 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 337 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .378 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rick Brunson .362 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .693 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 5.5 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 2.3 (2005) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 5.1 (2005) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 1.0 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 (2003) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 0.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Brunson 9 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rick Brunson 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rick Brunson 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rick Brunson 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rick Brunson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rick Brunson 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Brunson .286 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Rick Brunson .833 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Brunson 1.5 (2001) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Brunson 0.1 (1999) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Brunson 0.3 (2000) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rick Brunson 0.0 (2002) 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.