David Lee vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and David Lee 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

David Lee

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Lee 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons David Lee 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played David Lee 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games David Lee 2 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP David Lee 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team David Lee 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 1 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team David Lee 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Lee 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader David Lee 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader David Lee 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 13.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 8.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 11,232 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds David Lee 7,320 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists David Lee 1,825 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals David Lee 625 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks David Lee 329 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games David Lee 829 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .535 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage David Lee .034 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .772 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 20.2 (2010) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 11.7 (2009) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game David Lee 3.6 (2010) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Lee 1.0 (2010) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.5 (2015) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Lee 5.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 4.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game David Lee 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Lee 240 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds David Lee 189 Jerry West 855

Total Assists David Lee 43 Jerry West 970

Total Steals David Lee 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks David Lee 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games David Lee 43 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Lee .490 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage David Lee .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Lee .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Lee 13.9 (2014) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game David Lee 9.1 (2014) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game David Lee 2.6 (2014) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Lee 0.6 (2014) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Lee 0.3 (2017) 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.