Zelmo Beaty vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Zelmo Beaty 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

Zelmo Beaty

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zelmo Beaty: 1962-63 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zelmo Beaty 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Zelmo Beaty 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Zelmo Beaty 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Zelmo Beaty 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Zelmo Beaty 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Zelmo Beaty 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Zelmo Beaty 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zelmo Beaty 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Zelmo Beaty 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Zelmo Beaty 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 16.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 10.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 9,107 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 5,949 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 839 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 45 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 29 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 570 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .469 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .750 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 21.5 (1969) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.6 (1966) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.1 (1968) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.7 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty 0.4 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 17.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 11.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zelmo Beaty 1,071 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Zelmo Beaty 696 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Zelmo Beaty 98 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Zelmo Beaty 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Zelmo Beaty 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Zelmo Beaty 63 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zelmo Beaty .466 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Zelmo Beaty - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zelmo Beaty .718 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zelmo Beaty 22.5 (1969) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Zelmo Beaty 13.8 (1965) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Zelmo Beaty 2.5 (1968) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zelmo Beaty - * 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.