Steven Adams vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Steven Adams 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

Steven Adams

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steven Adams: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steven Adams 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steven Adams 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steven Adams 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steven Adams 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steven Adams 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steven Adams 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Steven Adams 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steven Adams 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Steven Adams 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steven Adams 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 9.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 8.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 6,518 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 5,788 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steven Adams 1,079 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steven Adams 624 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 675 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steven Adams 706 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .587 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .067 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .536 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 13.9 (2018) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.5 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 3.4 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.5 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2015) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steven Adams 7.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 7.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steven Adams 509 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steven Adams 486 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steven Adams 64 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steven Adams 30 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steven Adams 59 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steven Adams 66 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steven Adams .614 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Steven Adams .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steven Adams .535 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steven Adams 11.8 (2019) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steven Adams 11.6 (2020) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steven Adams 2.1 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steven Adams 1.2 (2017) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steven Adams 1.8 (2017) 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.