Willie Green vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Willie Green 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

Willie Green

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Willie Green: 2003-04 to 2014-15
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Willie Green 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Willie Green 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Willie Green 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Willie Green 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Willie Green 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Willie Green 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Willie Green 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Willie Green 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Willie Green 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Willie Green 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Willie Green 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willie Green 8.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Willie Green 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Willie Green 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Willie Green 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Willie Green 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Willie Green 6,059 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Willie Green 1,303 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Willie Green 1,018 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Willie Green 393 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Willie Green 108 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Willie Green 731 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willie Green .425 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Willie Green .346 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Willie Green .765 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willie Green 12.4 (2008) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Willie Green 2.5 (2008) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Willie Green 2.1 (2010) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Willie Green 0.8 (2007) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Willie Green 0.3 (2008) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Willie Green 5.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Willie Green 1.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Willie Green 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Willie Green 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Willie Green 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Willie Green 186 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Willie Green 46 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Willie Green 32 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Willie Green 12 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Willie Green 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Willie Green 36 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Willie Green .418 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Willie Green .256 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Willie Green .711 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Willie Green 9.0 (2008) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Willie Green 1.8 (2005) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Willie Green 2.0 (2008) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Willie Green 0.8 (2008) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Willie Green 0.7 (2008) 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.