Rodney Buford vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Rodney Buford 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

Rodney Buford

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rodney Buford: 1999-00 to 2004-05
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rodney Buford 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rodney Buford 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rodney Buford 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rodney Buford 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rodney Buford 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rodney Buford 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rodney Buford 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rodney Buford 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rodney Buford 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rodney Buford 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rodney Buford 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 6.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Buford 1,472 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rodney Buford 598 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rodney Buford 179 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rodney Buford 115 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rodney Buford 31 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rodney Buford 230 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Buford .412 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rodney Buford .300 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Buford .758 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 9.4 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 4.3 (2002) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 1.1 (2002) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.7 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.2 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 1.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 0.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rodney Buford 44 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rodney Buford 18 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rodney Buford 7 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rodney Buford 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rodney Buford 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rodney Buford 24 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rodney Buford .386 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rodney Buford .455 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rodney Buford .833 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rodney Buford 11.0 (2000) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rodney Buford 1.0 (2004) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rodney Buford 1.0 (2000) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rodney Buford 0.4 (2004) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rodney Buford 0.1 (2001) 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.