Vernon Maxwell vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Vernon Maxwell 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

Vernon Maxwell

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vernon Maxwell: 1988-89 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vernon Maxwell 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Vernon Maxwell 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Vernon Maxwell 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Vernon Maxwell 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vernon Maxwell 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Vernon Maxwell 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vernon Maxwell 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Vernon Maxwell 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vernon Maxwell 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Vernon Maxwell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Vernon Maxwell 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 12.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vernon Maxwell 10,912 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Vernon Maxwell 2,200 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Vernon Maxwell 2,912 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Vernon Maxwell 975 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Vernon Maxwell 152 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Vernon Maxwell 855 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vernon Maxwell .398 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Vernon Maxwell .320 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vernon Maxwell .733 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 17.2 (1992) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.1 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 5.1 (1994) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 1.7 (1994) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.4 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 13.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 2.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vernon Maxwell 642 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Vernon Maxwell 143 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Vernon Maxwell 165 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Vernon Maxwell 44 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Vernon Maxwell 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Vernon Maxwell 49 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vernon Maxwell .372 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Vernon Maxwell .301 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vernon Maxwell .696 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vernon Maxwell 19.8 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Vernon Maxwell 3.5 (1994) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vernon Maxwell 4.3 (1990) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vernon Maxwell 1.3 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vernon Maxwell 0.3 (1991) 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.