Don Otten vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Don Otten 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

Don Otten

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Otten: 1949-50 to 1952-53
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Otten 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Don Otten 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Don Otten 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Don Otten 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Otten 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Don Otten 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Otten 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Otten 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Otten 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Don Otten 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Don Otten 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Otten 10.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Otten 6.0 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Don Otten 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Otten 2,294 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Don Otten 928 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Don Otten 297 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Don Otten - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Don Otten - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Don Otten 219 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Otten .357 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Don Otten - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Otten .761 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Otten 12.9 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Don Otten 6.8 (1952) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Don Otten 1.9 (1952) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Otten 14.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Otten 6.3 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Don Otten 2.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Otten 70 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Don Otten 19 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Don Otten 14 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Don Otten - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Don Otten - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Don Otten 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Otten .353 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Don Otten - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Otten .810 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Otten 20.5 (1950) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Don Otten 6.3 (1951) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Don Otten 3.0 (1950) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Otten - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Otten - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.