Sam Jacobson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Sam Jacobson 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

Sam Jacobson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Jacobson: 1998-99 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Jacobson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sam Jacobson 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sam Jacobson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sam Jacobson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Jacobson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Jacobson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jacobson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Sam Jacobson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sam Jacobson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Sam Jacobson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sam Jacobson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jacobson 4.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jacobson 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Jacobson 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sam Jacobson 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jacobson 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jacobson 283 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sam Jacobson 80 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sam Jacobson 36 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sam Jacobson 33 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sam Jacobson 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sam Jacobson 68 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jacobson .511 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sam Jacobson .360 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jacobson .739 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jacobson 4.9 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jacobson 1.5 (1999) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sam Jacobson 0.6 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Jacobson 0.6 (2000) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jacobson 0.1 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sam Jacobson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Jacobson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sam Jacobson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Jacobson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Jacobson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Jacobson - 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.