Walt Davis vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Walt Davis

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Davis: 1953-54 to 1957-58
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Davis 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Walt Davis 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Walt Davis 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Walt Davis 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Walt Davis 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Walt Davis 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Walt Davis 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Walt 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 Walt Davis 4.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 4.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Davis 1,558 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Walt Davis 1,397 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Walt Davis 231 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Walt Davis - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Walt Davis - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Walt Davis 325 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Davis .377 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Davis .695 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Davis 6.6 (1957) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 6.4 (1954) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.9 (1954) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Davis 3.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 3.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Davis 67 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Walt Davis 69 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Walt Davis 7 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Walt Davis - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Walt Davis - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Walt Davis 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Davis .391 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Walt Davis .773 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Davis 6.0 (1957) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Davis 7.0 (1957) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Walt Davis 0.5 (1957) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Davis - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.