Shelton Jones vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Shelton Jones 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

Shelton Jones

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shelton Jones: 1988-89 to 1988-89
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shelton Jones 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Shelton Jones 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Shelton Jones 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Shelton Jones 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Shelton Jones 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Shelton Jones 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shelton Jones 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Shelton Jones 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shelton Jones 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Shelton Jones 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Shelton Jones 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shelton Jones 4.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Shelton Jones 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Shelton Jones 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Shelton Jones 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Shelton Jones 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shelton Jones 244 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Shelton Jones 113 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Shelton Jones 42 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Shelton Jones 21 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Shelton Jones 15 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Shelton Jones 51 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shelton Jones .445 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Shelton Jones .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shelton Jones .725 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shelton Jones 4.8 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Shelton Jones 2.2 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Shelton Jones 0.8 (1989) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shelton Jones 0.4 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shelton Jones 0.3 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shelton Jones - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Shelton Jones - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Shelton Jones - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Shelton Jones - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Shelton Jones - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Shelton Jones - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Shelton Jones - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Shelton Jones - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Shelton Jones - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Shelton Jones - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Shelton Jones 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shelton Jones - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Shelton Jones - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shelton Jones - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shelton Jones - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Shelton Jones - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Shelton Jones - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Shelton Jones - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Shelton Jones - 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.