Dave Budd vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dave Budd 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

Dave Budd

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Budd: 1960-61 to 1964-65
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Budd 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dave Budd 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dave Budd 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dave Budd 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dave Budd 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dave Budd 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Budd 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave Budd 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave Budd 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dave Budd 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dave Budd 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Budd 7.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Budd 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dave Budd 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Budd 2,505 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dave Budd 1,623 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dave Budd 337 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dave Budd - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dave Budd - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dave Budd 353 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Budd .460 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dave Budd - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Budd .682 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Budd 9.5 (1963) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Budd 5.1 (1963) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dave Budd 1.1 (1963) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Budd - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Budd - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dave Budd - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Budd - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dave Budd - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dave Budd - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dave Budd - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dave Budd - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dave Budd 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Budd - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dave Budd - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dave Budd - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Budd - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Budd - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dave Budd - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave Budd - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave Budd - 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.