Wayne Embry vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Wayne Embry

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wayne Embry: 1958-59 to 1968-69
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wayne Embry 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Wayne Embry 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Wayne Embry 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Wayne Embry 5 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Wayne Embry 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Wayne Embry 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Embry 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Wayne Embry 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Embry 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Wayne Embry 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Wayne Embry 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Embry 12.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Embry 9.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Wayne Embry 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Wayne Embry - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Embry - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Embry 10,380 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Wayne Embry 7,544 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Wayne Embry 1,194 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Wayne Embry - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Wayne Embry - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Wayne Embry 831 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Embry .440 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Wayne Embry - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Embry .640 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Embry 19.8 (1962) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Embry 13.0 (1962) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Wayne Embry 2.4 (1962) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Embry - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Embry - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Embry 10.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Embry 8.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Wayne Embry 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Wayne Embry - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Embry - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Embry 566 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Wayne Embry 448 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Wayne Embry 64 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Wayne Embry - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Wayne Embry - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Wayne Embry 56 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Embry .418 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Wayne Embry - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Embry .645 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Embry 16.8 (1963) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Embry 13.5 (1963) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Wayne Embry 2.1 (1964) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Embry - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Embry - 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.