Sidney Green vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Sidney Green 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

Sidney Green

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sidney Green: 1983-84 to 1992-93
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sidney Green 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sidney Green 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sidney Green 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sidney Green 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sidney Green 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sidney Green 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sidney Green 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Sidney Green 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sidney Green 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Sidney Green 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sidney Green 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sidney Green 7.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sidney Green 6.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sidney Green 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sidney Green 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sidney Green 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sidney Green 5,080 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sidney Green 4,128 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sidney Green 635 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sidney Green 369 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sidney Green 223 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sidney Green 679 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sidney Green .454 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sidney Green .037 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sidney Green .738 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sidney Green 13.5 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sidney Green 8.2 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sidney Green 1.7 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sidney Green 0.9 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sidney Green 0.6 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sidney Green 3.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sidney Green 3.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sidney Green 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sidney Green 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sidney Green 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sidney Green 150 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sidney Green 149 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sidney Green 18 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sidney Green 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sidney Green 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sidney Green 43 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sidney Green .430 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sidney Green - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sidney Green .654 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sidney Green 10.3 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sidney Green 8.3 (1988) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sidney Green 1.8 (1988) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sidney Green 0.3 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sidney Green 0.3 (1986) 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.