Terrence Shannon Jr. vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Terrence Shannon Jr. 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
T. Shannon Jr.: 2024-25 to 2025-26
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships T. Shannon Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons T. Shannon Jr. 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played T. Shannon Jr. 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games T. Shannon Jr. 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP T. Shannon Jr. 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team T. Shannon Jr. 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) T. Shannon Jr. 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team T. Shannon Jr. 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) T. Shannon Jr. 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader T. Shannon Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader T. Shannon Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 4.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points T. Shannon Jr. 217 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds T. Shannon Jr. 74 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists T. Shannon Jr. 46 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals T. Shannon Jr. 13 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks T. Shannon Jr. 6 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games T. Shannon Jr. 48 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T. Shannon Jr. .457 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage T. Shannon Jr. .375 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T. Shannon Jr. .783 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 4.9 (2026) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 1.7 (2026) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 1.0 (2025) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 0.4 (2026) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 0.2 (2025) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 4.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 1.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points T. Shannon Jr. 41 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds T. Shannon Jr. 10 Jerry West 855

Total Assists T. Shannon Jr. 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals T. Shannon Jr. 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks T. Shannon Jr. 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games T. Shannon Jr. 9 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage T. Shannon Jr. .481 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage T. Shannon Jr. .375 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage T. Shannon Jr. 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 4.6 (2025) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 1.1 (2025) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 0.3 (2025) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 0.4 (2025) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game T. Shannon Jr. 0.0 (2025) 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.