Dwight Davis vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dwight Davis 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

Dwight Davis

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Davis: 1972-73 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Davis 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dwight Davis 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dwight Davis 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dwight Davis 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dwight Davis 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dwight Davis 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Davis 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Davis 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Davis 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dwight Davis 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dwight Davis 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 8.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 5.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.5 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 0.6 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Davis 2,936 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dwight Davis 1,991 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dwight Davis 529 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dwight Davis 139 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dwight Davis 149 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dwight Davis 340 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Davis .423 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dwight Davis - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Davis .730 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 12.5 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 8.5 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 2.4 (1974) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.8 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 1.0 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 4.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 2.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 0.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 0.4 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Davis 50 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dwight Davis 28 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dwight Davis 10 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dwight Davis 3 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dwight Davis 4 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dwight Davis 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Davis .432 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dwight Davis - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Davis .818 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Davis 4.5 (1976) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Davis 2.5 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dwight Davis 0.9 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dwight Davis 0.3 (1976) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Davis 0.4 (1976) * 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.