Tyus Jones vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tyus Jones 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

Tyus Jones

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tyus Jones: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tyus Jones 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tyus Jones 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tyus Jones 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tyus Jones 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tyus Jones 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tyus Jones 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tyus Jones 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Tyus Jones 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tyus Jones 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Tyus Jones 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tyus Jones 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 7.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 4.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyus Jones 4,420 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tyus Jones 1,178 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tyus Jones 2,593 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tyus Jones 598 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tyus Jones 57 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tyus Jones 601 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyus Jones .445 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tyus Jones .367 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyus Jones .813 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 12.0 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.7 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 7.3 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.2 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.3 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 5.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 2.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 3.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tyus Jones 156 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tyus Jones 73 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tyus Jones 90 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tyus Jones 24 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tyus Jones 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tyus Jones 27 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tyus Jones .365 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tyus Jones .314 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tyus Jones .900 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tyus Jones 9.2 (2022) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tyus Jones 3.3 (2022) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tyus Jones 4.5 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tyus Jones 1.3 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tyus Jones 0.2 (2022) 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.