Derrick Alston vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Derrick Alston 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

Derrick Alston

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Derrick Alston: 1994-95 to 1996-97
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Derrick Alston 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Derrick Alston 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Derrick Alston 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Derrick Alston 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Derrick Alston 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Derrick Alston 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Derrick Alston 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Derrick Alston 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Derrick Alston 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Derrick Alston 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Derrick Alston 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derrick Alston 5.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Alston 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Derrick Alston 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Derrick Alston 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Alston 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derrick Alston 751 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Derrick Alston 525 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Derrick Alston 94 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Derrick Alston 95 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Derrick Alston 87 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Derrick Alston 139 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derrick Alston .489 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Derrick Alston .143 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derrick Alston .487 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derrick Alston 6.2 (1996) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Alston 4.1 (1996) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Derrick Alston 0.8 (1996) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Derrick Alston 0.8 (1996) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Alston 0.7 (1996) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derrick Alston - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Alston - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Derrick Alston - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Derrick Alston - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Alston - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derrick Alston - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Derrick Alston - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Derrick Alston - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Derrick Alston - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Derrick Alston - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Derrick Alston 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derrick Alston - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Derrick Alston - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derrick Alston - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derrick Alston - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Alston - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Derrick Alston - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Derrick Alston - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Alston - 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.