Dick Cunningham vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dick Cunningham 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

Dick Cunningham

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Cunningham: 1968-69 to 1974-75
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Cunningham 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dick Cunningham 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dick Cunningham 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dick Cunningham 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Cunningham 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dick Cunningham 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Cunningham 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Cunningham 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Cunningham 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dick Cunningham 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dick Cunningham 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 3.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 1,012 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 1,324 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 221 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 2 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 2 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dick Cunningham 358 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .406 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 4.6 (1969) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 5.7 (1969) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.9 (1972) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.3 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Cunningham 47 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dick Cunningham 39 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dick Cunningham 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dick Cunningham 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dick Cunningham 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dick Cunningham 27 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Cunningham .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dick Cunningham - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Cunningham .636 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Cunningham 2.6 (1970) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Cunningham 1.7 (1971) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dick Cunningham 0.4 (1973) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Cunningham - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Cunningham - * 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.