Steve Burtt vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Burtt: 1984-85 to 1992-93
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Burtt 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Burtt 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Burtt 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Burtt 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Burtt 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Burtt 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Burtt 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Burtt 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 Burtt 5.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Burtt 0.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Burtt 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Burtt 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Burtt 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Burtt 584 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Burtt 92 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Burtt 123 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Burtt 49 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Burtt 13 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Burtt 101 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Burtt .426 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Burtt .143 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Burtt .695 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Burtt 9.0 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Burtt 1.4 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Burtt 2.0 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Burtt 0.5 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Burtt 0.3 (1988) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Burtt 6.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Burtt 1.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Burtt 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Burtt 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Burtt 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Burtt 50 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Burtt 12 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Burtt 14 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Burtt 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Burtt 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Burtt 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Burtt .421 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Steve Burtt .857 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Burtt 6.3 (1992) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Burtt 1.5 (1992) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Burtt 1.8 (1992) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Burtt 0.6 (1992) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Burtt 0.0 (1992) 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.