Dick Ricketts vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Ricketts: 1955-56 to 1957-58
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Ricketts 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dick Ricketts 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dick Ricketts 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dick Ricketts 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Ricketts 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dick Ricketts 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Dick Ricketts 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dick Ricketts 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 Ricketts 9.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Ricketts 6.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dick Ricketts 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Ricketts 1,974 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dick Ricketts 1,337 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dick Ricketts 447 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Dick Ricketts 212 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Ricketts .328 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Ricketts .692 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Ricketts 11.2 (1957) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Ricketts 7.2 (1956) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dick Ricketts 3.0 (1956) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Ricketts 7.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Ricketts 5.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick Ricketts 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Ricketts 15 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dick Ricketts 10 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dick Ricketts 2 Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Dick Ricketts 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Ricketts .333 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Ricketts 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Ricketts 7.5 (1958) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Ricketts 5.0 (1958) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dick Ricketts 1.0 (1958) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Dick Ricketts - 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.