Tom Scheffler vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Scheffler: 1984-85 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Scheffler 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Scheffler 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Scheffler 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Scheffler 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Scheffler 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Scheffler 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tom Scheffler 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Scheffler 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 Scheffler 1.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Scheffler 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Scheffler 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Scheffler 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Scheffler 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Scheffler 52 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Scheffler 76 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Scheffler 11 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Scheffler 8 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Scheffler 11 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Scheffler 39 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Scheffler .412 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Scheffler .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Scheffler 1.3 (1985) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Scheffler 1.9 (1985) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Scheffler 0.3 (1985) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Scheffler 0.2 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Scheffler 0.3 (1985) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Scheffler 2.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Scheffler 1.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Scheffler 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Scheffler 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Scheffler 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Scheffler 7 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Scheffler 5 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Scheffler 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Scheffler 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Scheffler 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Scheffler 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Scheffler .667 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Scheffler .750 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Scheffler 2.3 (1985) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Scheffler 1.7 (1985) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Scheffler 0.0 (1985) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Scheffler 0.3 (1985) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Scheffler 0.0 (1985) 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.