Dickey Simpkins vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dickey Simpkins 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

Dickey Simpkins

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dickey Simpkins: 1994-95 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dickey Simpkins 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dickey Simpkins 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dickey Simpkins 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dickey Simpkins 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dickey Simpkins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dickey Simpkins 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dickey Simpkins 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dickey Simpkins 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dickey Simpkins 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dickey Simpkins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dickey Simpkins 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dickey Simpkins 4.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dickey Simpkins 3.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dickey Simpkins 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dickey Simpkins 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dickey Simpkins 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dickey Simpkins 1,388 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dickey Simpkins 1,187 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dickey Simpkins 305 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dickey Simpkins 91 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dickey Simpkins 60 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dickey Simpkins 327 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dickey Simpkins .440 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dickey Simpkins .222 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dickey Simpkins .618 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dickey Simpkins 9.1 (1999) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dickey Simpkins 6.8 (1999) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dickey Simpkins 1.4 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dickey Simpkins 0.7 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dickey Simpkins 0.3 (2000) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dickey Simpkins 1.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dickey Simpkins 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dickey Simpkins 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dickey Simpkins 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dickey Simpkins 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dickey Simpkins 16 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dickey Simpkins 13 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dickey Simpkins 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dickey Simpkins 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dickey Simpkins 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dickey Simpkins 13 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dickey Simpkins .375 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dickey Simpkins - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dickey Simpkins .444 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dickey Simpkins 1.2 (1998) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dickey Simpkins 1.0 (1998) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dickey Simpkins 0.2 (1998) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dickey Simpkins 0.2 (1998) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dickey Simpkins 0.1 (1998) 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.