Don Sunderlage vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Don Sunderlage 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

Don Sunderlage

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Sunderlage: 1953-54 to 1954-55
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Sunderlage 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Don Sunderlage 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Don Sunderlage 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Don Sunderlage 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Sunderlage 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Don Sunderlage 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Sunderlage 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Sunderlage 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Sunderlage 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Don Sunderlage 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Don Sunderlage 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Sunderlage 7.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Sunderlage 2.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Don Sunderlage 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Don Sunderlage - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Don Sunderlage - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Sunderlage 874 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Don Sunderlage 281 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Don Sunderlage 224 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Don Sunderlage - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Don Sunderlage - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Don Sunderlage 113 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Sunderlage .326 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Don Sunderlage - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Sunderlage .732 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Sunderlage 11.2 (1954) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Don Sunderlage 3.3 (1954) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Don Sunderlage 2.8 (1954) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Sunderlage - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Sunderlage - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Sunderlage - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Sunderlage - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Don Sunderlage - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Don Sunderlage - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Sunderlage - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Sunderlage - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Don Sunderlage - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Don Sunderlage - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Don Sunderlage - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Don Sunderlage - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Don Sunderlage 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Sunderlage - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Don Sunderlage - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Sunderlage - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Sunderlage - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Don Sunderlage - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Don Sunderlage - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Sunderlage - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Sunderlage - 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.