Arnie Risen vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Arnie Risen 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

Arnie Risen

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Arnie Risen: 1948-49 to 1957-58
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Arnie Risen 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Arnie Risen 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Arnie Risen 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Arnie Risen 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Arnie Risen 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Arnie Risen 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Arnie Risen 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Arnie Risen 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Arnie Risen 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Arnie Risen 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Arnie Risen 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arnie Risen 12.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Risen 9.7 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Arnie Risen 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Arnie Risen - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Arnie Risen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arnie Risen 7,633 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Arnie Risen 5,011 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Arnie Risen 1,058 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Arnie Risen - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Arnie Risen - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Arnie Risen 637 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arnie Risen .381 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Arnie Risen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arnie Risen .699 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arnie Risen 16.6 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Risen 12.7 (1952) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Arnie Risen 2.4 (1951) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Arnie Risen - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Arnie Risen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Arnie Risen 13.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Risen 10.2 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Arnie Risen 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Arnie Risen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Arnie Risen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Arnie Risen 790 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Arnie Risen 561 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Arnie Risen 86 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Arnie Risen - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Arnie Risen - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Arnie Risen 61 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Arnie Risen .385 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Arnie Risen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Arnie Risen .677 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Arnie Risen 19.5 (1951) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Arnie Risen 14.7 (1956) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Arnie Risen 2.5 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Arnie Risen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Arnie Risen - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.