David Burns vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and David Burns 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

David Burns

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Burns: 1981-82 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Burns 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons David Burns 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played David Burns 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games David Burns 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP David Burns 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team David Burns 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team David Burns 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Burns 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader David Burns 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader David Burns 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns 23 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds David Burns 5 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists David Burns 15 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals David Burns 3 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks David Burns 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games David Burns 9 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns .438 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns .600 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns 2.6 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns 0.6 (1982) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game David Burns 1.7 (1982) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Burns 0.3 (1982) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Burns 0.0 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Burns - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game David Burns - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game David Burns - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game David Burns - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Burns - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds David Burns - Jerry West 855

Total Assists David Burns - Jerry West 970

Total Steals David Burns - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks David Burns - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games David Burns 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Burns - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage David Burns - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Burns - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Burns - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game David Burns - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game David Burns - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Burns - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Burns - 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.