Dave DeBusschere vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave DeBusschere 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dave DeBusschere 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dave DeBusschere 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dave DeBusschere 8 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dave DeBusschere 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dave DeBusschere 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dave DeBusschere 6 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dave DeBusschere 6 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dave DeBusschere 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dave DeBusschere 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 DeBusschere 16.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 11.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 14,053 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 9,618 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 2,497 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 67 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 39 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 875 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .432 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .699 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 12.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 2.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave DeBusschere 1,536 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dave DeBusschere 1,155 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dave DeBusschere 253 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dave DeBusschere 7 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dave DeBusschere 4 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dave DeBusschere 96 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave DeBusschere .416 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave DeBusschere .698 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dave DeBusschere 0.3 (1974) * 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.