Steve Green vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Green: 1976-77 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Green 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Green 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Green 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Green 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Green 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Green 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Green 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Green 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 Green 4.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Green 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Green 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Green 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Green 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Green 705 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Green 300 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Green 97 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Green 71 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Green 17 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Green 153 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Green .438 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Steve Green .704 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Green 6.4 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Green 2.5 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Green 0.7 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Green 0.7 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Green 0.2 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Green - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Green - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Green - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Green - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Green - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Green - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Green - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Green - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Green - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Green - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Green 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Green - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Steve Green - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Steve Green - 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.