Ryan Anderson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ryan Anderson 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

Ryan Anderson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ryan Anderson: 2008-09 to 2019-20
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ryan Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ryan Anderson 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ryan Anderson 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ryan Anderson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ryan Anderson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ryan Anderson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ryan Anderson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ryan Anderson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ryan Anderson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ryan Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ryan Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 12.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 5.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ryan Anderson 8,001 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ryan Anderson 3,413 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ryan Anderson 586 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ryan Anderson 332 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ryan Anderson 217 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ryan Anderson 649 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ryan Anderson .422 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ryan Anderson .380 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ryan Anderson .854 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 19.8 (2014) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 7.7 (2012) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 1.2 (2013) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.8 (2012) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.6 (2011) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 5.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 3.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ryan Anderson 264 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ryan Anderson 168 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ryan Anderson 32 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ryan Anderson 17 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ryan Anderson 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ryan Anderson 46 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ryan Anderson .363 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ryan Anderson .325 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ryan Anderson .917 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ryan Anderson 10.8 (2015) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ryan Anderson 5.2 (2017) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ryan Anderson 2.3 (2015) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.8 (2011) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ryan Anderson 0.5 (2015) 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.