Steve Colter vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Colter: 1984-85 to 1994-95
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Colter 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Colter 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Colter 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Colter 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Colter 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Colter 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Colter 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Colter 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 Colter 6.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Colter 3,319 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Colter 1,051 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Colter 1,482 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Colter 463 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Colter 76 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Colter 526 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Colter .448 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Colter .289 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Colter .778 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Colter 8.7 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 2.5 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 3.8 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 1.4 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.2 (1988) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Colter 6.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 3.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Colter 152 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Colter 47 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Colter 77 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Colter 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Colter 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Colter 24 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Colter .472 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Steve Colter .231 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Colter .619 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Colter 8.9 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Colter 3.8 (1986) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Colter 5.8 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Colter 1.3 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Colter 0.6 (1988) 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.