Rusty LaRue vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Rusty LaRue 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

Rusty LaRue

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rusty LaRue: 1997-98 to 2003-04
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rusty LaRue 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rusty LaRue 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rusty LaRue 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rusty LaRue 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rusty LaRue 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rusty LaRue 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rusty LaRue 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rusty LaRue 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rusty LaRue 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rusty LaRue 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rusty LaRue 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 486 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 126 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 152 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 62 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 11 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rusty LaRue 98 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .376 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .318 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .841 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 9.3 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.5 (2000) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 2.8 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.8 (2000) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.2 (2002) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rusty LaRue 20 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rusty LaRue 6 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rusty LaRue 6 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rusty LaRue 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rusty LaRue 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rusty LaRue 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rusty LaRue .375 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rusty LaRue .400 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rusty LaRue .600 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rusty LaRue 5.0 (2002) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rusty LaRue 1.5 (2002) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.3 (2002) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rusty LaRue 0.0 (2002) 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.