Sam Stith vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Stith: 1961-62 to 1961-62
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Stith 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sam Stith 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sam Stith 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sam Stith 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sam Stith 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sam Stith 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Sam Stith 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sam Stith 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 Stith 4.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sam Stith 1.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sam Stith 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sam Stith - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Stith - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Stith 141 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sam Stith 51 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sam Stith 60 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sam Stith - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sam Stith - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sam Stith 32 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Stith .364 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Sam Stith .605 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Stith 4.4 (1962) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Stith 1.6 (1962) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sam Stith 1.9 (1962) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sam Stith - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Stith - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Stith - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Stith - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sam Stith - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sam Stith - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sam Stith - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Stith - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sam Stith - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sam Stith - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sam Stith - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sam Stith - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sam Stith 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Stith - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Sam Stith - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Sam Stith - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sam Stith - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.