Ricky Sobers vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Sobers: 1975-76 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Sobers 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ricky Sobers 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ricky Sobers 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ricky Sobers 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ricky Sobers 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ricky Sobers 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Ricky Sobers 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ricky Sobers 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 Sobers 13.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Sobers 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ricky Sobers 4.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ricky Sobers 1.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Sobers 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Sobers 10,902 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ricky Sobers 2,132 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ricky Sobers 3,525 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ricky Sobers 1,085 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ricky Sobers 161 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ricky Sobers 821 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Sobers .459 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ricky Sobers .291 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Sobers .843 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Sobers 18.2 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Sobers 4.1 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ricky Sobers 7.4 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ricky Sobers 2.2 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Sobers 0.3 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Sobers 13.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Sobers 2.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ricky Sobers 4.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ricky Sobers 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Sobers 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Sobers 387 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ricky Sobers 79 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ricky Sobers 117 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ricky Sobers 27 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ricky Sobers 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ricky Sobers 29 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Sobers .455 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ricky Sobers .250 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Sobers .835 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Sobers 15.3 (1984) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Sobers 3.3 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ricky Sobers 4.2 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ricky Sobers 1.3 (1984) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ricky Sobers 0.5 (1984) 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. 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.