Ted McClain vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ted McClain 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

Ted McClain

vs.

Jerry West

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ted McClain 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ted McClain 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ted McClain 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ted McClain 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ted McClain 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ted McClain 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ted McClain 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ted McClain 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ted McClain 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ted McClain 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ted McClain 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ted McClain 5.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ted McClain 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ted McClain 3.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ted McClain 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ted McClain 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ted McClain 1,058 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ted McClain 410 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ted McClain 541 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ted McClain 183 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ted McClain 19 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ted McClain 178 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ted McClain .447 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ted McClain - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ted McClain .786 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ted McClain 8.2 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ted McClain 3.2 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ted McClain 4.5 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ted McClain 1.5 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ted McClain 0.2 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ted McClain 3.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ted McClain 1.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ted McClain 2.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ted McClain 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ted McClain 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ted McClain 93 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ted McClain 36 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ted McClain 50 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ted McClain 21 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ted McClain 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ted McClain 25 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ted McClain .411 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ted McClain - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ted McClain .792 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ted McClain 7.3 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ted McClain 2.3 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ted McClain 4.5 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ted McClain 1.7 (1977) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ted McClain 0.3 (1977) 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.