Jim McIlvaine vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jim McIlvaine 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

Jim McIlvaine

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim McIlvaine: 1994-95 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim McIlvaine 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim McIlvaine 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim McIlvaine 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim McIlvaine 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim McIlvaine 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim McIlvaine 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim McIlvaine 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim McIlvaine 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim McIlvaine 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jim McIlvaine 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim McIlvaine 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McIlvaine 2.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim McIlvaine 3.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim McIlvaine 1.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McIlvaine 1,072 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim McIlvaine 1,243 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim McIlvaine 105 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim McIlvaine 136 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim McIlvaine 691 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim McIlvaine 401 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McIlvaine .446 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim McIlvaine .100 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim McIlvaine .551 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McIlvaine 3.8 (1997) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McIlvaine 4.0 (1997) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.5 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.5 (1997) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim McIlvaine 2.1 (1996) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McIlvaine 2.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim McIlvaine 1.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McIlvaine 22 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim McIlvaine 12 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim McIlvaine 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim McIlvaine 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim McIlvaine 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim McIlvaine 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McIlvaine .370 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jim McIlvaine .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim McIlvaine .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McIlvaine 2.2 (1998) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McIlvaine 1.7 (1998) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.2 (1998) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim McIlvaine 0.3 (1998) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim McIlvaine 1.0 (1998) 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.