Tom Riker vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Riker: 1972-73 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Riker 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Riker 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Riker 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Riker 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Riker 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Riker 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tom Riker 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Riker 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 Riker 2.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.2 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 225 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 138 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Riker 24 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Riker 15 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Riker 5 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Riker 82 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .380 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker .593 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 3.0 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.1 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 0.4 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.3 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.1 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Riker 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Riker 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Riker 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Riker 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Riker 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Riker 1 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Riker .500 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Riker - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Riker 2.0 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Riker 1.0 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Riker 0.0 (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, this player has no data for the stat.