Sam Mitchell vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Mitchell: 1989-90 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Mitchell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sam Mitchell 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sam Mitchell 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sam Mitchell 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Mitchell 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Mitchell 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Sam Mitchell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sam Mitchell 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 Mitchell 8.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 3.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 8,636 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 3,711 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 1,089 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 548 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 301 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sam Mitchell 994 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .447 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .223 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .784 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.6 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 6.3 (1991) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.0 (1999) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.8 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.7 (1991) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 4.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 2.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Mitchell 267 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sam Mitchell 130 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sam Mitchell 34 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sam Mitchell 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Mitchell 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sam Mitchell 59 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Mitchell .398 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sam Mitchell .207 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Mitchell .813 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Mitchell 14.4 (1998) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Mitchell 5.4 (1998) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sam Mitchell 1.6 (1998) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.3 (2002) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Mitchell 0.5 (1999) 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.