Usman Garuba vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Usman Garuba 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

Usman Garuba

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Usman Garuba: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Usman Garuba 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Usman Garuba 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Usman Garuba 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Usman Garuba 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Usman Garuba 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Usman Garuba 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Usman Garuba 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Usman Garuba 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Usman Garuba 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Usman Garuba 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Usman Garuba 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Usman Garuba 2.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Usman Garuba 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Usman Garuba 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Usman Garuba 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Usman Garuba 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Usman Garuba 276 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Usman Garuba 397 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Usman Garuba 82 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Usman Garuba 55 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Usman Garuba 43 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Usman Garuba 105 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Usman Garuba .467 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Usman Garuba .363 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Usman Garuba .625 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Usman Garuba 3.0 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Usman Garuba 4.1 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Usman Garuba 0.9 (2023) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Usman Garuba 0.6 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Usman Garuba 0.5 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Usman Garuba - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Usman Garuba - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Usman Garuba - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Usman Garuba - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Usman Garuba - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Usman Garuba - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Usman Garuba - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Usman Garuba - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Usman Garuba - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Usman Garuba - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Usman Garuba 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Usman Garuba - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Usman Garuba - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Usman Garuba - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Usman Garuba - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Usman Garuba - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Usman Garuba - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Usman Garuba - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Usman Garuba - 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.