Boris Diaw vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Boris Diaw

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Boris Diaw: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Boris Diaw 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Boris Diaw 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Boris Diaw 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Boris Diaw 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Boris Diaw 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Boris Diaw 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Boris Diaw 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Boris Diaw 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Boris Diaw 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Boris Diaw 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Boris Diaw 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Boris Diaw 8.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Boris Diaw 4.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Boris Diaw 3.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Boris Diaw 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Boris Diaw 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Boris Diaw 9,139 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Boris Diaw 4,634 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Boris Diaw 3,684 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Boris Diaw 648 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Boris Diaw 510 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Boris Diaw 1,064 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Boris Diaw .493 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Boris Diaw .336 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Boris Diaw .717 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Boris Diaw 13.3 (2006) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Boris Diaw 6.9 (2006) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Boris Diaw 6.2 (2006) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Boris Diaw 0.9 (2011) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Boris Diaw 1.0 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Boris Diaw 9.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Boris Diaw 4.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Boris Diaw 3.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Boris Diaw 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Boris Diaw 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Boris Diaw 1,097 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Boris Diaw 520 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Boris Diaw 382 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Boris Diaw 72 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Boris Diaw 52 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Boris Diaw 119 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Boris Diaw .504 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Boris Diaw .336 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Boris Diaw .736 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Boris Diaw 18.7 (2006) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Boris Diaw 6.7 (2006) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Boris Diaw 5.2 (2006) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Boris Diaw 0.9 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Boris Diaw 1.1 (2006) 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.