Ricky Pierce vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ricky Pierce 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

Ricky Pierce

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Pierce: 1982-83 to 1997-98
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Pierce 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ricky Pierce 16 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ricky Pierce 12 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ricky Pierce 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ricky Pierce 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ricky Pierce 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ricky Pierce 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ricky Pierce 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ricky Pierce 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ricky Pierce 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ricky Pierce 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Pierce 14.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Pierce 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ricky Pierce 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ricky Pierce 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Pierce 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Pierce 14,467 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ricky Pierce 2,296 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ricky Pierce 1,826 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ricky Pierce 768 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ricky Pierce 147 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ricky Pierce 969 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Pierce .493 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ricky Pierce .322 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Pierce .875 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Pierce 23.0 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Pierce 3.4 (1987) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ricky Pierce 3.1 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ricky Pierce 1.3 (1993) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Pierce 0.3 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Pierce 14.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Pierce 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ricky Pierce 1.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ricky Pierce 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Pierce 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Pierce 1,447 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ricky Pierce 229 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ricky Pierce 187 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ricky Pierce 70 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ricky Pierce 20 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ricky Pierce 97 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Pierce .466 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ricky Pierce .355 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Pierce .866 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Pierce 22.3 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Pierce 2.8 (1991) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ricky Pierce 3.1 (1992) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ricky Pierce 1.6 (1996) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Pierce 0.4 (1987) 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.