Tim Bassett vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tim Bassett 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

Tim Bassett

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tim Bassett: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tim Bassett 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tim Bassett 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tim Bassett 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tim Bassett 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tim Bassett 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tim Bassett 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tim Bassett 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tim Bassett 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tim Bassett 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tim Bassett 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tim Bassett 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 5.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 6.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 1,390 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 1,496 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tim Bassett 285 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tim Bassett 209 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 115 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tim Bassett 235 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .388 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett .595 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 9.0 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 8.4 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 1.4 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 1.3 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.7 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 1.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 0.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tim Bassett 8 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tim Bassett 3 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tim Bassett 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tim Bassett 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tim Bassett 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tim Bassett 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tim Bassett .429 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tim Bassett - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tim Bassett 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tim Bassett 3.0 (1979) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tim Bassett 1.0 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tim Bassett 0.0 (1980) 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.