Scott May vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Scott May 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

Scott May

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Scott May: 1976-77 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Scott May 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Scott May 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Scott May 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Scott May 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Scott May 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Scott May 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Scott May 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Scott May 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Scott May 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Scott May 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Scott May 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scott May 10.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 4.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Scott May 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Scott May 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scott May 3,690 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Scott May 1,450 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Scott May 610 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Scott May 285 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Scott May 44 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Scott May 355 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scott May .462 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Scott May .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scott May .811 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scott May 14.6 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 6.1 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Scott May 2.1 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Scott May 1.1 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.2 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Scott May 7.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 3.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Scott May 1.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Scott May 1.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Scott May 49 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Scott May 25 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Scott May 13 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Scott May 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Scott May 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Scott May 7 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Scott May .304 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Scott May - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Scott May .724 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Scott May 10.7 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Scott May 4.7 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Scott May 2.5 (1982) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Scott May 2.7 (1977) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Scott May 0.7 (1977) 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.