Xavier McDaniel vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Xavier McDaniel

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Xavier McDaniel: 1985-86 to 1997-98
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Xavier McDaniel 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Xavier McDaniel 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Xavier McDaniel 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Xavier McDaniel 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Xavier McDaniel 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Xavier McDaniel 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Xavier McDaniel 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Xavier McDaniel 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Xavier McDaniel 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Xavier McDaniel 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Xavier McDaniel 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 15.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 6.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier McDaniel 13,606 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Xavier McDaniel 5,313 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Xavier McDaniel 1,775 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Xavier McDaniel 791 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Xavier McDaniel 416 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Xavier McDaniel 870 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier McDaniel .485 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Xavier McDaniel .261 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier McDaniel .718 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 23.0 (1987) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 8.6 (1987) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 3.4 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 1.4 (1987) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.7 (1988) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 17.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 7.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 2.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Xavier McDaniel 867 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Xavier McDaniel 357 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Xavier McDaniel 131 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Xavier McDaniel 36 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Xavier McDaniel 22 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Xavier McDaniel 51 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Xavier McDaniel .464 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Xavier McDaniel .282 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Xavier McDaniel .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Xavier McDaniel 21.2 (1988) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Xavier McDaniel 9.6 (1988) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Xavier McDaniel 5.0 (1988) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Xavier McDaniel 1.5 (1987) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Xavier McDaniel 0.8 (1993) 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.