Wesley Person vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Wesley Person 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

Wesley Person

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wesley Person: 1994-95 to 2004-05
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wesley Person 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Wesley Person 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Wesley Person 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Wesley Person 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Wesley Person 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Wesley Person 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wesley Person 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Wesley Person 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wesley Person 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Wesley Person 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Wesley Person 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wesley Person 11.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Wesley Person 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Wesley Person 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Wesley Person 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Wesley Person 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wesley Person 8,192 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Wesley Person 2,402 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Wesley Person 1,234 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Wesley Person 579 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Wesley Person 230 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Wesley Person 733 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wesley Person .457 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Wesley Person .418 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wesley Person .778 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wesley Person 15.1 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Wesley Person 4.4 (1998) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Wesley Person 2.3 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wesley Person 1.6 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wesley Person 0.6 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wesley Person 10.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Wesley Person 3.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Wesley Person 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Wesley Person 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Wesley Person 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wesley Person 278 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Wesley Person 87 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Wesley Person 31 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Wesley Person 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Wesley Person 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Wesley Person 27 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wesley Person .417 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Wesley Person .373 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wesley Person .821 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wesley Person 15.6 (1997) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Wesley Person 6.6 (1997) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Wesley Person 2.5 (1998) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wesley Person 0.8 (1997) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wesley Person 0.6 (1997) 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.