Tom Burleson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Burleson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Burleson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Burleson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tom Burleson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Burleson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 9.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.