Thurl Bailey vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Thurl Bailey 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

Thurl Bailey

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Thurl Bailey: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Thurl Bailey 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Thurl Bailey 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Thurl Bailey 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 12.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 11,834 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 4,718 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 1,298 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 435 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 1,086 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 928 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .473 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .114 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .812 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 19.6 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 6.6 (1985) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.9 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.6 (1991) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.5 (1988) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 13.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 5.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Thurl Bailey 929 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Thurl Bailey 382 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Thurl Bailey 98 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Thurl Bailey 30 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Thurl Bailey 82 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Thurl Bailey 69 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Thurl Bailey .449 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Thurl Bailey .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Thurl Bailey .834 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Thurl Bailey 23.2 (1988) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Thurl Bailey 9.2 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Thurl Bailey 3.3 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Thurl Bailey 1.0 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Thurl Bailey 2.1 (1988) 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.