Vern Mikkelsen vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Vern Mikkelsen 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

Vern Mikkelsen

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vern Mikkelsen: 1949-50 to 1958-59
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vern Mikkelsen 4 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Vern Mikkelsen 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Vern Mikkelsen 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Vern Mikkelsen 6 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vern Mikkelsen 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Vern Mikkelsen 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vern Mikkelsen 4 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Vern Mikkelsen 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vern Mikkelsen 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Vern Mikkelsen 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Vern Mikkelsen 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 14.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 9.4 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Mikkelsen 10,063 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Vern Mikkelsen 5,940 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Vern Mikkelsen 1,515 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Vern Mikkelsen 699 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .403 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .766 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 18.7 (1955) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 11.2 (1958) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 2.8 (1951) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 13.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 8.0 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vern Mikkelsen 1,141 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Vern Mikkelsen 585 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Vern Mikkelsen 152 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Vern Mikkelsen 85 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .396 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vern Mikkelsen .783 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 17.6 (1957) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 11.1 (1955) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vern Mikkelsen 3.4 (1957) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vern Mikkelsen - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.