Zoran Planinic vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Zoran Planinic 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

Zoran Planinic

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Zoran Planinic: 2003-04 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Zoran Planinic 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Zoran Planinic 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Zoran Planinic 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Zoran Planinic 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Zoran Planinic 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Zoran Planinic 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Zoran Planinic 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Zoran Planinic 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Zoran Planinic 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Zoran Planinic 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Zoran Planinic 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zoran Planinic 3.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Zoran Planinic 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Zoran Planinic 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zoran Planinic 561 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Zoran Planinic 198 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Zoran Planinic 165 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Zoran Planinic 58 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Zoran Planinic 7 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Zoran Planinic 148 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zoran Planinic .405 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Zoran Planinic .289 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zoran Planinic .677 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zoran Planinic 5.0 (2005) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Zoran Planinic 1.6 (2005) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Zoran Planinic 1.4 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.6 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.1 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Zoran Planinic 1 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Zoran Planinic 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Zoran Planinic 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Zoran Planinic 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Zoran Planinic 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Zoran Planinic 12 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Zoran Planinic .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Zoran Planinic .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Zoran Planinic .250 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.2 (2004) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.3 (2006) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.7 (2006) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.3 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Zoran Planinic 0.0 (2006) 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.