Russ Schoene vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Russ Schoene 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

Russ Schoene

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Russ Schoene: 1982-83 to 1988-89
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Russ Schoene 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Russ Schoene 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Russ Schoene 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Russ Schoene 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Russ Schoene 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Russ Schoene 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Russ Schoene 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Russ Schoene 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Russ Schoene 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Russ Schoene 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Russ Schoene 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Schoene 5.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Russ Schoene 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Russ Schoene 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Russ Schoene 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Russ Schoene 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Schoene 1,491 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Russ Schoene 735 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Russ Schoene 175 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Russ Schoene 121 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Russ Schoene 71 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Russ Schoene 290 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Schoene .435 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Russ Schoene .335 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Russ Schoene .751 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Schoene 6.2 (1983) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Schoene 3.3 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Russ Schoene 0.8 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Russ Schoene 0.5 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Russ Schoene 0.3 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Russ Schoene 2.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Russ Schoene 1.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Russ Schoene 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Russ Schoene 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Russ Schoene 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Russ Schoene 60 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Russ Schoene 38 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Russ Schoene 7 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Russ Schoene 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Russ Schoene 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Russ Schoene 22 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Russ Schoene .368 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Russ Schoene .235 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Russ Schoene .778 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Russ Schoene 4.3 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Russ Schoene 1.9 (1987) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Russ Schoene 0.7 (1989) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Russ Schoene 0.7 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Russ Schoene 0.3 (1987) 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.