James Donaldson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and James Donaldson 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

James Donaldson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Donaldson: 1980-81 to 1994-95
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Donaldson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons James Donaldson 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played James Donaldson 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games James Donaldson 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Donaldson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team James Donaldson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Donaldson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team James Donaldson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) James Donaldson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader James Donaldson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader James Donaldson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 8.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 8,203 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 7,492 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists James Donaldson 765 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals James Donaldson 336 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks James Donaldson 1,267 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games James Donaldson 957 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .571 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .732 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 11.8 (1984) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.9 (1987) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.2 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.6 (1987) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.7 (1984) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Donaldson 7.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 7.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points James Donaldson 401 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds James Donaldson 400 Jerry West 855

Total Assists James Donaldson 35 Jerry West 970

Total Steals James Donaldson 18 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks James Donaldson 42 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games James Donaldson 51 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Donaldson .627 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage James Donaldson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Donaldson .779 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Donaldson 12.0 (1983) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game James Donaldson 11.7 (1986) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game James Donaldson 1.0 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Donaldson 0.7 (1990) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game James Donaldson 1.5 (1983) 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.