Dion Waiters vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dion Waiters 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

Dion Waiters

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dion Waiters: 2012-13 to 2019-20
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dion Waiters 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dion Waiters 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dion Waiters 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dion Waiters 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dion Waiters 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dion Waiters 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dion Waiters 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dion Waiters 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dion Waiters 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dion Waiters 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dion Waiters 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dion Waiters 13.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dion Waiters 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dion Waiters 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dion Waiters 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dion Waiters 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dion Waiters 5,505 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dion Waiters 1,108 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dion Waiters 1,163 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dion Waiters 391 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dion Waiters 113 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dion Waiters 419 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dion Waiters .412 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dion Waiters .346 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dion Waiters .694 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dion Waiters 15.9 (2014) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dion Waiters 3.3 (2017) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dion Waiters 4.3 (2017) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dion Waiters 1.1 (2015) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dion Waiters 0.6 (2020) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dion Waiters 7.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dion Waiters 2.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dion Waiters 1.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dion Waiters 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dion Waiters 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dion Waiters 161 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dion Waiters 49 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dion Waiters 44 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dion Waiters 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dion Waiters 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dion Waiters 23 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dion Waiters .410 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dion Waiters .350 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dion Waiters .688 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dion Waiters 8.4 (2016) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dion Waiters 2.6 (2016) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dion Waiters 2.3 (2016) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dion Waiters 0.6 (2016) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dion Waiters 0.2 (2020) 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.