Rory Sparrow vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Rory Sparrow 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

Rory Sparrow

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rory Sparrow: 1980-81 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rory Sparrow 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rory Sparrow 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rory Sparrow 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rory Sparrow 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rory Sparrow 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rory Sparrow 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rory Sparrow 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rory Sparrow 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rory Sparrow 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rory Sparrow 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rory Sparrow 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rory Sparrow 9.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rory Sparrow 2.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rory Sparrow 5.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rory Sparrow 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rory Sparrow 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rory Sparrow 7,557 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rory Sparrow 1,755 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rory Sparrow 4,192 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rory Sparrow 828 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rory Sparrow 103 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rory Sparrow 836 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rory Sparrow .466 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rory Sparrow .260 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rory Sparrow .797 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rory Sparrow 12.5 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rory Sparrow 2.8 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rory Sparrow 7.1 (1985) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rory Sparrow 1.3 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rory Sparrow 0.2 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rory Sparrow 8.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rory Sparrow 1.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rory Sparrow 5.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rory Sparrow 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rory Sparrow 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rory Sparrow 257 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rory Sparrow 51 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rory Sparrow 161 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rory Sparrow 26 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rory Sparrow 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rory Sparrow 30 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rory Sparrow .417 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rory Sparrow .313 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rory Sparrow .800 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rory Sparrow 13.0 (1983) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rory Sparrow 4.0 (1982) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rory Sparrow 7.2 (1984) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rory Sparrow 1.2 (1983) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rory Sparrow 0.1 (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, this player has no data for the stat.