Mel Davis vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Mel Davis

vs.

Jerry West

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Davis 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mel Davis 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mel Davis 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mel Davis 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Davis 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Davis 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Mel Davis 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mel 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 Mel Davis 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 4.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 1,008 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 816 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mel Davis 164 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mel Davis 66 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 22 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mel Davis 190 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .376 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis .709 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 7.1 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 5.2 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.6 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.1 (1974) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Davis 3.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Davis 24 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mel Davis 9 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mel Davis 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mel Davis 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mel Davis 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mel Davis 7 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Davis .458 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Mel Davis 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Davis 4.0 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Davis 1.3 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel Davis 0.7 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Davis 0.0 (1975) 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.