Damion James vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Damion James 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

Damion James

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Damion James: 2010-11 to 2013-14
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Damion James 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Damion James 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Damion James 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Damion James 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Damion James 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Damion James 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Damion James 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Damion James 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Damion James 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Damion James 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Damion James 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damion James 3.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Damion James 3.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Damion James 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Damion James 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Damion James 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Damion James 150 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Damion James 131 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Damion James 26 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Damion James 23 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Damion James 20 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Damion James 39 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damion James .415 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Damion James .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damion James .667 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damion James 4.9 (2012) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Damion James 4.7 (2012) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Damion James 0.8 (2011) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Damion James 1.0 (2012) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Damion James 1.0 (2012) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damion James - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Damion James - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Damion James - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Damion James - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Damion James - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Damion James - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Damion James - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Damion James - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Damion James - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Damion James - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Damion James 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damion James - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Damion James - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damion James - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damion James - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Damion James - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Damion James - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Damion James - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Damion James - 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.