Steve Scheffler vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Scheffler: 1990-91 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Scheffler 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Scheffler 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Scheffler 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Scheffler 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Scheffler 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Scheffler 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Steve Scheffler 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Scheffler 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 Scheffler 1.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Scheffler 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Scheffler 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Scheffler 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Scheffler 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Scheffler 331 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Scheffler 180 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Scheffler 26 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Scheffler 30 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Scheffler 8 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Scheffler 174 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Scheffler .558 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Scheffler .200 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Scheffler .759 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Scheffler 2.3 (1993) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Scheffler 1.3 (1995) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Scheffler 0.2 (1991) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Scheffler 0.3 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Scheffler 0.1 (1995) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Scheffler 0.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Scheffler 1.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Scheffler 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Scheffler 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Scheffler 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Scheffler 18 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Scheffler 20 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Scheffler 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Scheffler 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Scheffler 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Scheffler 19 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Scheffler .438 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Steve Scheffler .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Scheffler 2.0 (1995) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Scheffler 3.0 (1994) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Scheffler 0.3 (1996) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Scheffler 1.0 (1994) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Scheffler 0.0 (1996) 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.