Gorgui Dieng vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gorgui Dieng 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

Gorgui Dieng

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gorgui Dieng: 2013-14 to 2022-23
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gorgui Dieng 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gorgui Dieng 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gorgui Dieng 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gorgui Dieng 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gorgui Dieng 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gorgui Dieng 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gorgui Dieng 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gorgui Dieng 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gorgui Dieng 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gorgui Dieng 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gorgui Dieng 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gorgui Dieng 7.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gorgui Dieng 5.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gorgui Dieng 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.9 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gorgui Dieng 4,591 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gorgui Dieng 3,534 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gorgui Dieng 837 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gorgui Dieng 468 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gorgui Dieng 549 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gorgui Dieng 628 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gorgui Dieng .496 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gorgui Dieng .355 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gorgui Dieng .791 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gorgui Dieng 10.1 (2016) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gorgui Dieng 8.3 (2015) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gorgui Dieng 2.0 (2015) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gorgui Dieng 1.1 (2016) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gorgui Dieng 1.7 (2015) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gorgui Dieng 2.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gorgui Dieng 3.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gorgui Dieng 20 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gorgui Dieng 21 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gorgui Dieng 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gorgui Dieng 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gorgui Dieng 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gorgui Dieng 7 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gorgui Dieng .350 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gorgui Dieng .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gorgui Dieng .800 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gorgui Dieng 3.4 (2018) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gorgui Dieng 3.6 (2018) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.8 (2018) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.4 (2018) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gorgui Dieng 0.8 (2018) 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.