Dick Garmaker vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Garmaker: 1955-56 to 1960-61
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Garmaker 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dick Garmaker 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dick Garmaker 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dick Garmaker 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Garmaker 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dick Garmaker 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Garmaker 1 Jerry West 12

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

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

Scoring Leader Dick Garmaker 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dick Garmaker 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 Garmaker 13.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 2.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 5,597 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 1,748 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 1,114 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dick Garmaker 421 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .403 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .787 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 16.3 (1957) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 5.4 (1958) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.1 (1961) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 13.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 4.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Garmaker 284 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dick Garmaker 98 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dick Garmaker 67 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dick Garmaker 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Garmaker .379 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Garmaker .821 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Garmaker 14.5 (1959) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Garmaker 7.0 (1957) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dick Garmaker 3.7 (1956) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Garmaker - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Garmaker - 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.