Dave Gambee vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Gambee: 1958-59 to 1969-70
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Gambee 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dave Gambee 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dave Gambee 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dave Gambee 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dave Gambee 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dave Gambee 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Dave Gambee 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dave Gambee 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 Gambee 10.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dave Gambee 5.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dave Gambee 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Gambee 7,935 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dave Gambee 3,891 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dave Gambee 757 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Dave Gambee 750 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Gambee .420 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Gambee .822 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Gambee 16.7 (1962) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Gambee 7.9 (1962) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dave Gambee 1.4 (1962) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Gambee 8.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dave Gambee 4.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dave Gambee 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Gambee 367 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dave Gambee 188 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dave Gambee 36 Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Dave Gambee 43 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Gambee .356 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dave Gambee .834 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Gambee 13.8 (1964) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Gambee 9.0 (1962) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dave Gambee 1.6 (1964) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Dave Gambee - 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.