Will Cherry vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Will Cherry 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

Will Cherry

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Will Cherry: 2014-15 to 2014-15
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Will Cherry 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Will Cherry 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Will Cherry 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Will Cherry 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Will Cherry 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Will Cherry 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Will Cherry 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Will Cherry 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Will Cherry 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Will Cherry 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Will Cherry 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Will Cherry 1.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Will Cherry 0.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Will Cherry 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Will Cherry 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Will Cherry 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Will Cherry 15 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Will Cherry 5 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Will Cherry 8 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Will Cherry 6 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Will Cherry 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Will Cherry 8 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Will Cherry .263 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Will Cherry .222 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Will Cherry .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Will Cherry 1.9 (2015) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Will Cherry 0.6 (2015) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Will Cherry 1.0 (2015) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Will Cherry 0.8 (2015) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Will Cherry 0.1 (2015) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Will Cherry - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Will Cherry - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Will Cherry - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Will Cherry - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Will Cherry - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Will Cherry - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Will Cherry - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Will Cherry - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Will Cherry - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Will Cherry - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Will Cherry 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Will Cherry - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Will Cherry - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Will Cherry - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Will Cherry - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Will Cherry - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Will Cherry - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Will Cherry - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Will Cherry - 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.