Steve Bucknall vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Bucknall: 1989-90 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Bucknall 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Bucknall 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Bucknall 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Bucknall 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Bucknall 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Bucknall 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Bucknall 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Bucknall 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 Bucknall 1.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Bucknall 0.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Bucknall 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Bucknall 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Bucknall 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Bucknall 23 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Bucknall 7 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Bucknall 10 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Bucknall 2 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Bucknall 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Bucknall 18 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Bucknall .273 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Bucknall .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Bucknall .833 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Bucknall 1.3 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Bucknall 0.4 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Bucknall 0.6 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Bucknall 0.1 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Bucknall 0.1 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Bucknall 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Bucknall - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Steve Bucknall - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Bucknall - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Bucknall - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Bucknall - 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.