Steve Alford vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Steve Alford 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

Steve Alford

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Alford: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Alford 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Alford 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Alford 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Alford 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Alford 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Alford 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Alford 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Alford 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Steve Alford 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Alford 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 744 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 144 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Alford 176 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Alford 85 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Alford 10 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Alford 169 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .459 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .324 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .870 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 5.5 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.1 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.4 (1989) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.1 (1988) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Alford 4.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 0.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 1.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Alford 54 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Alford 9 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Alford 15 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Alford 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Alford 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Alford 13 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Alford .417 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Steve Alford .353 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Alford .889 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Alford 7.7 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Alford 1.0 (1990) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Alford 2.7 (1990) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Alford 0.3 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Alford 0.0 (1990) 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.