DeMarcus Nelson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and DeMarcus Nelson 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

DeMarcus Nelson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Nelson: 2008-09 to 2008-09
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Nelson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Nelson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Nelson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games DeMarcus Nelson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP DeMarcus Nelson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Nelson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Nelson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team DeMarcus Nelson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Nelson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader DeMarcus Nelson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader DeMarcus Nelson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Nelson 4.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Nelson 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Nelson 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Nelson 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Nelson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Nelson 53 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Nelson 24 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists DeMarcus Nelson 13 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals DeMarcus Nelson 9 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Nelson 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games DeMarcus Nelson 13 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Nelson .444 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Nelson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Nelson .357 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Nelson 4.1 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Nelson 1.8 (2009) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Nelson 1.0 (2009) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Nelson 0.7 (2009) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Nelson 0.2 (2009) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games DeMarcus Nelson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Nelson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Nelson - 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.