Jerry West vs Michael Jordan

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Jerry West and Michael Jordan compared on their NBA careers: Jerry West played 14 seasons, 1960-61 to 1973-74, Michael Jordan 15 seasons, 1984-85 to 2002-03. Jerry West averaged 27 points a game to Michael Jordan's 30.1. Jerry West won 1 title, Michael Jordan won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Michael Jordan leads in 8 of the 9 lines, Jerry West in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Jerry West and Michael Jordan career per game

932	GP	1,072
39.2	MIN	38.3
27	PTS	30.1, better
4.9	REB	6.2, better
6.7, better	AST	5.3
0.1	STL	2.3, better
0	BLK	0.8, better
47.4	FG%	49.7, better
0	3P%	32.7, better
81.4	FT%	83.5, better
55	TS%	56.9, better

Career totals

Jerry West and Michael Jordan career totals

25,192	PTS	32,292, better
4,600	REB	6,672, better
6,238, better	AST	5,633
81	STL	2,514, better
23	BLK	893, better
47.4	FG%	49.7, better
0	3P%	32.7, better
81.4	FT%	83.5, better
55	TS%	56.9, better

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Jerry West and Michael Jordan postseason

153	GP	179
41.3	MIN	41.8
29.1	PTS	33.4, better
5.5	REB	6.4, better
6.3, better	AST	5.7
0	STL	2.1, better
0	BLK	0.9, better
46.9	FG%	48.7, better
0	3P%	33.2, better
80.5	FT%	82.8, better
54.1	TS%	56.8, better

Where each stands all time

Jerry West and Michael Jordan all-time places

27th (25,192)	Points	6th (32,292), better
283rd (4,600)	Rebounds	126th (6,672), better
35th (6,238), better	Assists	51st (5,633)
—	Steals	4th (2,514), better
—	Blocks	118th (893), better

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Jerry West and Michael Jordan titles and awards

1	Championships	6, better
10	All-NBA First Team	10
2, better	All-NBA Second Team	1
1	Finals MVP	6, better
1, better	All-Defensive Second Team	—
4	All-Defensive First Team	9, better
1	All-Star MVP	3, better
—	Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	All-Rookie First Team	1, better
—	Defensive Player of the Year	1, better
—	MVP	5, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jerry West and Michael Jordan season by season

1st	1960-61	17.6	5.5	4.2	1984-85	28.2, better	6.5, better	5.9, better
2nd	1961-62	30.8, better	5.9, better	5.4, better	1985-86	22.7	3.6	2.9
3rd	1962-63	27.1	4.9	5.6, better	1986-87	37.1, better	5.2, better	4.6
4th	1963-64	28.7	4.8	5.6	1987-88	35.0, better	5.5, better	5.9, better
5th	1964-65	31.0	5.1	4.9	1988-89	32.5, better	8.0, better	8.0, better
6th	1965-66	31.3	7.0, better	6.1	1989-90	33.6, better	6.9	6.3, better
7th	1966-67	28.7	4.9	6.8, better	1990-91	31.5, better	6.0, better	5.5
8th	1967-68	26.3	4.9	6.1	1991-92	30.1, better	6.4, better	6.1
9th	1968-69	25.9	3.9	6.9, better	1992-93	32.6, better	6.7, better	5.5
10th	1969-70	31.2, better	4.5	7.5, better	1994-95	26.9	6.9, better	5.3
11th	1970-71	26.9	4.6	9.5, better	1995-96	30.4, better	6.6, better	4.3
12th	1971-72	25.8	4.2	9.7, better	1996-97	29.6, better	5.9, better	4.3
13th	1972-73	22.8	4.1	8.8, better	1997-98	28.7, better	5.8, better	3.5
14th	1973-74	20.3	3.7	6.6, better	2001-02	22.9, better	5.7, better	5.2
15th	—	—	—	—	2002-03	20.0	6.1	3.8

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST