Paul Dawkins vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Paul Dawkins

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Dawkins: 1979-80 to 1979-80
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Dawkins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Paul Dawkins 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Paul Dawkins 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Paul Dawkins 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Dawkins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Paul Dawkins 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Dawkins 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Dawkins 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Dawkins 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Paul Dawkins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Paul Dawkins 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Dawkins 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Dawkins 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Dawkins 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul Dawkins 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Dawkins 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Dawkins 316 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Paul Dawkins 125 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Paul Dawkins 77 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Paul Dawkins 33 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Paul Dawkins 9 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Paul Dawkins 57 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Dawkins .470 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Paul Dawkins .200 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Dawkins .688 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Dawkins 5.5 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Dawkins 2.2 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul Dawkins 1.4 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Dawkins 0.6 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Dawkins 0.2 (1980) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Paul Dawkins 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Dawkins - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Paul Dawkins - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Dawkins - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Dawkins - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Dawkins - 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.