Dave Popson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Popson: 1988-89 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Popson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dave Popson 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dave Popson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dave Popson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dave Popson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dave Popson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Dave Popson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dave Popson 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 Popson 1.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Popson 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dave Popson 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dave Popson 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Popson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Popson 76 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dave Popson 46 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dave Popson 13 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dave Popson 4 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dave Popson 6 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dave Popson 41 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Popson .405 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dave Popson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Popson .750 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Popson 2.0 (1989) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Popson 1.6 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dave Popson 0.6 (1992) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Popson 0.4 (1992) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Popson 0.2 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Popson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Popson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dave Popson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dave Popson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Popson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Popson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dave Popson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dave Popson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dave Popson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dave Popson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dave Popson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Popson - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Popson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Popson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Popson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dave Popson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Popson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Popson - 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.