Matt Ryan vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Matt Ryan 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

Matt Ryan

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Ryan: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Ryan 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Matt Ryan 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Matt Ryan 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Matt Ryan 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Matt Ryan 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Ryan 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Matt Ryan 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Ryan 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Matt Ryan 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Matt Ryan 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Matt Ryan 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Ryan 4.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Ryan 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Matt Ryan 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Matt Ryan 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Ryan 277 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Matt Ryan 66 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Matt Ryan 34 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Matt Ryan 12 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Matt Ryan 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Matt Ryan 63 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Ryan .398 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Matt Ryan .411 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Ryan .885 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Ryan 5.4 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Ryan 1.4 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Matt Ryan 0.6 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Ryan 1.0 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Matt Ryan 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Matt Ryan 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Ryan 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Matt Ryan 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Matt Ryan 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Matt Ryan 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Matt Ryan 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Matt Ryan 1 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Ryan .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Matt Ryan .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Ryan - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Ryan 1.0 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Ryan 1.0 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Ryan 0.0 (2024) 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.