Steve Downing vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Downing: 1973-74 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Downing 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Downing 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Downing 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Downing 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Downing 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Downing 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Downing 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Downing 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 Downing 2.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 64 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 41 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Downing 11 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Downing 5 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Downing 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Downing 27 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .318 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing .550 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.7 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 1.6 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.5 (1974) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.2 (1974) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Downing 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Downing 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Downing 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Downing 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Downing 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Downing 1 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Downing .500 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Steve Downing - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Downing 2.0 (1974) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Downing 0.0 (1974) 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.