Whitey Skoog vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Whitey Skoog 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

Whitey Skoog

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Whitey Skoog: 1951-52 to 1956-57
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Whitey Skoog 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Whitey Skoog 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Whitey Skoog 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Whitey Skoog 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Whitey Skoog 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Whitey Skoog 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Whitey Skoog 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Whitey Skoog 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Whitey Skoog 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Whitey Skoog 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Whitey Skoog 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Whitey Skoog 8.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Whitey Skoog 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Whitey Skoog 2.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Whitey Skoog - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Whitey Skoog - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Whitey Skoog 2,800 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Whitey Skoog 1,133 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Whitey Skoog 903 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Whitey Skoog - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Whitey Skoog - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Whitey Skoog 341 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Whitey Skoog .388 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Whitey Skoog - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Whitey Skoog .799 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Whitey Skoog 11.6 (1956) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Whitey Skoog 4.2 (1955) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Whitey Skoog 3.5 (1956) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Whitey Skoog - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Whitey Skoog - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Whitey Skoog 8.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Whitey Skoog 3.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Whitey Skoog 2.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Whitey Skoog - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Whitey Skoog - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Whitey Skoog 280 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Whitey Skoog 125 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Whitey Skoog 70 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Whitey Skoog - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Whitey Skoog - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Whitey Skoog 34 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Whitey Skoog .402 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Whitey Skoog - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Whitey Skoog .685 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Whitey Skoog 13.0 (1955) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Whitey Skoog 6.0 (1956) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Whitey Skoog 6.0 (1956) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Whitey Skoog - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Whitey Skoog - 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. ** 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.