Dermie O'Connell vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dermie O'Connell 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

Dermie O'Connell

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dermie O'Connell: 1948-49 to 1949-50
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dermie O'Connell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dermie O'Connell 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dermie O'Connell 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dermie O'Connell 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dermie O'Connell 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dermie O'Connell 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dermie O'Connell 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dermie O'Connell 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dermie O'Connell 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dermie O'Connell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dermie O'Connell 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dermie O'Connell 5.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dermie O'Connell 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dermie O'Connell 473 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dermie O'Connell 156 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dermie O'Connell 82 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dermie O'Connell .268 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dermie O'Connell .531 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dermie O'Connell 9.7 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dermie O'Connell 3.1 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dermie O'Connell - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dermie O'Connell - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dermie O'Connell - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dermie O'Connell - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dermie O'Connell 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dermie O'Connell - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dermie O'Connell - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dermie O'Connell - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dermie O'Connell - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dermie O'Connell - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dermie O'Connell - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.