Shane Battier vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Shane Battier 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

Shane Battier

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shane Battier: 2001-02 to 2013-14
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shane Battier 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Shane Battier 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Shane Battier 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Shane Battier 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Shane Battier 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Shane Battier 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Shane Battier 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shane Battier 2 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Shane Battier 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Shane Battier 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 8.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 4.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.9 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 8,408 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 4,082 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Shane Battier 1,717 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Shane Battier 988 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 906 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Shane Battier 977 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .437 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .384 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .743 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 14.4 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 5.4 (2002) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.8 (2002) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.6 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.4 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shane Battier 6.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 3.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shane Battier 682 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Shane Battier 341 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Shane Battier 117 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Shane Battier 77 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Shane Battier 55 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Shane Battier 112 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shane Battier .398 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Shane Battier .356 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shane Battier .778 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shane Battier 10.3 (2007) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Shane Battier 6.8 (2005) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shane Battier 2.4 (2009) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shane Battier 1.7 (2007) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shane Battier 1.0 (2007) 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.