Walter Palmer vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Walter Palmer

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walter Palmer: 1990-91 to 1992-93
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walter Palmer 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Walter Palmer 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Walter Palmer 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Walter Palmer 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Walter Palmer 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Walter Palmer 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walter Palmer 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Walter Palmer 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walter Palmer 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Walter Palmer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Walter Palmer 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walter Palmer 2.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Walter Palmer 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Walter Palmer 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Walter Palmer 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Walter Palmer 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter Palmer 100 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Walter Palmer 65 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Walter Palmer 11 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Walter Palmer 4 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Walter Palmer 9 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Walter Palmer 48 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter Palmer .412 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Walter Palmer .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter Palmer .667 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter Palmer 3.0 (1993) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Walter Palmer 2.2 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Walter Palmer 0.3 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walter Palmer 0.1 (1991) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walter Palmer 0.3 (1993) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walter Palmer 1.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Walter Palmer 0.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Walter Palmer 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Walter Palmer 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Walter Palmer 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walter Palmer 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Walter Palmer 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Walter Palmer 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Walter Palmer 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Walter Palmer 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Walter Palmer 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walter Palmer .250 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Walter Palmer - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walter Palmer - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walter Palmer 1.0 (1991) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Walter Palmer 0.5 (1991) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Walter Palmer 0.0 (1991) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walter Palmer 0.0 (1991) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walter Palmer 0.0 (1991) 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.