Chris Welp vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Chris Welp 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

Chris Welp

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chris Welp: 1987-88 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chris Welp 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Chris Welp 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Chris Welp 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Chris Welp 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Chris Welp 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Chris Welp 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chris Welp 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Chris Welp 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chris Welp 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Chris Welp 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Chris Welp 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Welp 3.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Chris Welp 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Chris Welp 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Chris Welp 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Welp 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Welp 359 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Chris Welp 265 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Chris Welp 43 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Chris Welp 34 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Chris Welp 54 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Chris Welp 109 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Welp .446 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Chris Welp .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Welp .681 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Welp 4.8 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Welp 2.7 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Chris Welp 0.5 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Welp 0.5 (1988) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Welp 0.6 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chris Welp 0.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Chris Welp 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Chris Welp 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Chris Welp 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Chris Welp 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Chris Welp 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Chris Welp 7 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Chris Welp 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Chris Welp 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Chris Welp 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Chris Welp 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chris Welp .333 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Chris Welp - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Chris Welp .000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chris Welp 0.7 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Chris Welp 2.3 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Chris Welp 0.0 (1989) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Chris Welp 0.0 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Chris Welp 0.0 (1989) 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.