Rudy Macklin vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Rudy Macklin 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

Rudy Macklin

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Macklin: 1981-82 to 1983-84
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Macklin 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rudy Macklin 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rudy Macklin 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rudy Macklin 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rudy Macklin 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rudy Macklin 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Macklin 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rudy Macklin 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rudy Macklin 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rudy Macklin 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rudy Macklin 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Macklin 6.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Macklin 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Macklin 1,030 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rudy Macklin 464 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rudy Macklin 121 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rudy Macklin 82 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rudy Macklin 30 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rudy Macklin 160 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Macklin .449 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rudy Macklin .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Macklin .776 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Macklin 7.0 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Macklin 3.3 (1982) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rudy Macklin 1.0 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.6 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.3 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Macklin 8.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Macklin 3.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Macklin 44 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rudy Macklin 18 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rudy Macklin 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rudy Macklin 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rudy Macklin 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rudy Macklin 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Macklin .469 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rudy Macklin .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Macklin .875 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Macklin 10.0 (1983) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Macklin 5.0 (1983) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.7 (1983) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.7 (1983) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rudy Macklin 0.7 (1983) 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.