Vlatko Cancar vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Vlatko Cancar 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

Vlatko Cancar

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vlatko Cancar: 2019-20 to 2022-23
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vlatko Cancar 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Vlatko Cancar 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Vlatko Cancar 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Vlatko Cancar 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vlatko Cancar 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Vlatko Cancar 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vlatko Cancar 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Vlatko Cancar 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vlatko Cancar 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Vlatko Cancar 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Vlatko Cancar 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 3.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vlatko Cancar 461 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Vlatko Cancar 219 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Vlatko Cancar 114 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Vlatko Cancar 36 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Vlatko Cancar 20 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Vlatko Cancar 130 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vlatko Cancar .479 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Vlatko Cancar .361 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vlatko Cancar .847 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 5.0 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 2.1 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.3 (2023) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.4 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2023) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vlatko Cancar 16 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Vlatko Cancar 8 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Vlatko Cancar 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Vlatko Cancar 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Vlatko Cancar 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Vlatko Cancar 12 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vlatko Cancar .455 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Vlatko Cancar .286 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vlatko Cancar .800 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vlatko Cancar 2.5 (2022) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Vlatko Cancar 1.0 (2022) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.5 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2021) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vlatko Cancar 0.2 (2021) 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.