Denzel Valentine vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Denzel Valentine 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

Denzel Valentine

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Denzel Valentine: 2016-17 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Denzel Valentine 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Denzel Valentine 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Denzel Valentine 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Denzel Valentine 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Denzel Valentine 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Denzel Valentine 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Denzel Valentine 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Denzel Valentine 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Denzel Valentine 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Denzel Valentine 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Denzel Valentine 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Denzel Valentine 7.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Denzel Valentine 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Denzel Valentine 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Denzel Valentine 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Denzel Valentine 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Denzel Valentine 1,795 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Denzel Valentine 857 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Denzel Valentine 466 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Denzel Valentine 159 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Denzel Valentine 31 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Denzel Valentine 256 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Denzel Valentine .394 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Denzel Valentine .360 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Denzel Valentine .787 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Denzel Valentine 10.2 (2018) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Denzel Valentine 5.1 (2018) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Denzel Valentine 3.2 (2018) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Denzel Valentine 0.8 (2018) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Denzel Valentine 0.2 (2020) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Denzel Valentine 1.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Denzel Valentine 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Denzel Valentine 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Denzel Valentine 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Denzel Valentine 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Denzel Valentine 5 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Denzel Valentine 8 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Denzel Valentine 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Denzel Valentine 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Denzel Valentine 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Denzel Valentine 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Denzel Valentine .333 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Denzel Valentine .250 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Denzel Valentine - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Denzel Valentine 1.3 (2017) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Denzel Valentine 2.0 (2017) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Denzel Valentine 0.5 (2017) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Denzel Valentine 0.0 (2017) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Denzel Valentine 0.3 (2017) 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.