Rod Strickland vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Rod Strickland 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

Rod Strickland

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Strickland: 1988-89 to 2004-05
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Strickland 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rod Strickland 17 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rod Strickland 11 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rod Strickland 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rod Strickland 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rod Strickland 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Strickland 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rod Strickland 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rod Strickland 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rod Strickland 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rod Strickland 1 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Strickland 13.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Strickland 3.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rod Strickland 7.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rod Strickland 1.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Strickland 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Strickland 14,463 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rod Strickland 4,084 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rod Strickland 7,987 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rod Strickland 1,616 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rod Strickland 215 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rod Strickland 1,094 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Strickland .454 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rod Strickland .282 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Strickland .721 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Strickland 18.9 (1995) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Strickland 5.3 (1998) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rod Strickland 10.5 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rod Strickland 2.1 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Strickland 0.3 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Strickland 13.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rod Strickland 4.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rod Strickland 7.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rod Strickland 1.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Strickland 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Strickland 699 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rod Strickland 207 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rod Strickland 390 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rod Strickland 56 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rod Strickland 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rod Strickland 52 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Strickland .446 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rod Strickland .286 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Strickland .706 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Strickland 23.5 (1994) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Strickland 6.5 (1993) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rod Strickland 12.3 (1995) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rod Strickland 2.3 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Strickland 1.0 (1992) 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.