Dave Piontek vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dave Piontek 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

Dave Piontek

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Piontek: 1956-57 to 1962-63
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Piontek 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dave Piontek 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dave Piontek 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dave Piontek 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dave Piontek 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dave Piontek 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Piontek 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Piontek 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Piontek 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dave Piontek 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dave Piontek 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Piontek 7.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Piontek 4.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dave Piontek 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dave Piontek - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Piontek - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Piontek 2,955 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dave Piontek 1,770 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dave Piontek 478 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dave Piontek - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dave Piontek - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dave Piontek 413 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Piontek .391 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dave Piontek - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Piontek .652 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Piontek 10.6 (1959) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Piontek 6.0 (1960) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dave Piontek 1.7 (1959) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Piontek - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Piontek - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Piontek 4.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Piontek 2.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dave Piontek 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dave Piontek - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Piontek - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Piontek 104 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dave Piontek 70 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dave Piontek 20 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dave Piontek - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dave Piontek - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dave Piontek 25 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Piontek .354 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dave Piontek - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Piontek .649 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Piontek 5.1 (1960) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Piontek 5.0 (1958) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dave Piontek 1.3 (1960) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Piontek - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Piontek - 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. ** 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.