Dick Atha vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Dick Atha

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Atha: 1955-56 to 1957-58
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Atha 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dick Atha 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dick Atha 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dick Atha 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Atha 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dick Atha 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Atha 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Atha 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Atha 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dick Atha 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dick Atha 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Atha 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Atha 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dick Atha 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Atha 137 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dick Atha 66 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dick Atha 51 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dick Atha - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dick Atha - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dick Atha 43 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Atha .393 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dick Atha - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Atha .795 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Atha 3.7 (1956) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Atha 1.7 (1956) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dick Atha 1.3 (1956) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Atha - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Atha - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick Atha - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Atha - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dick Atha - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dick Atha - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dick Atha - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dick Atha - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dick Atha 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Atha - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dick Atha - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Atha - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Atha - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Atha - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dick Atha - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Atha - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Atha - 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.