Franz Wagner vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Franz Wagner 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

Franz Wagner

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Franz Wagner: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Franz Wagner 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Franz Wagner 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Franz Wagner 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Franz Wagner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Franz Wagner 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Franz Wagner 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Franz Wagner 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Franz Wagner 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Franz Wagner 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Franz Wagner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Franz Wagner 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Franz Wagner 17.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Franz Wagner 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Franz Wagner 3.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Franz Wagner 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Franz Wagner 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Franz Wagner 4,103 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Franz Wagner 1,066 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Franz Wagner 783 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Franz Wagner 221 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Franz Wagner 79 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Franz Wagner 231 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Franz Wagner .479 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Franz Wagner .332 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Franz Wagner .850 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Franz Wagner 19.7 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Franz Wagner 5.3 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Franz Wagner 3.7 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Franz Wagner 1.1 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Franz Wagner 0.4 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Franz Wagner 21.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Franz Wagner 8.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Franz Wagner 4.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Franz Wagner 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Franz Wagner 1.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Franz Wagner 86 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Franz Wagner 32 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Franz Wagner 17 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Franz Wagner 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Franz Wagner 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Franz Wagner 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Franz Wagner .508 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Franz Wagner .389 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Franz Wagner .810 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Franz Wagner 21.5 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Franz Wagner 8.0 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Franz Wagner 4.3 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Franz Wagner 0.5 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Franz Wagner 1.3 (2024) 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.