Swen Nater vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Swen Nater 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

Swen Nater

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Swen Nater: 1976-77 to 1983-84
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Swen Nater 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Swen Nater 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Swen Nater 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Swen Nater 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Swen Nater 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Swen Nater 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Swen Nater 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Swen Nater 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Swen Nater 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Swen Nater 0 Jerry West 1

Rebounds Leader Swen Nater 1 Jerry West 0

Assists Leader Swen Nater 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swen Nater 12.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 10.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Swen Nater 5,943 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Swen Nater 5,297 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Swen Nater 954 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Swen Nater 258 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Swen Nater 226 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Swen Nater 489 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swen Nater .537 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Swen Nater .250 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Swen Nater .760 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swen Nater 15.6 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 15.0 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 2.9 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.8 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.7 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Swen Nater 3.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Swen Nater 58 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Swen Nater 40 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Swen Nater 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Swen Nater 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Swen Nater 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Swen Nater 17 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Swen Nater .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Swen Nater - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Swen Nater .769 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Swen Nater 3.4 (1984) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Swen Nater 2.4 (1984) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Swen Nater 0.1 (1984) 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. 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.