Sam Lacey vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Lacey: 1970-71 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Lacey 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sam Lacey 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sam Lacey 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sam Lacey 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Lacey 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Lacey 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Sam Lacey 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sam Lacey 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 Lacey 10.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 3.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.3 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 10,303 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 9,687 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sam Lacey 3,754 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sam Lacey 999 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 1,160 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sam Lacey 1,002 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .441 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .188 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .738 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 14.2 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.7 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.7 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 9.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 9.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 1.9 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 1.5 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Lacey 274 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sam Lacey 287 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sam Lacey 144 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sam Lacey 56 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Lacey 44 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sam Lacey 29 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Lacey .401 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sam Lacey .250 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Lacey .776 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Lacey 10.0 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Lacey 15.7 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Lacey 5.3 (1981) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Lacey 2.3 (1980) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Lacey 2.0 (1979) * 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. 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.