Rod Derline vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Rod Derline 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

Rod Derline

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rod Derline: 1974-75 to 1975-76
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rod Derline 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Rod Derline 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Rod Derline 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Rod Derline 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rod Derline 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Rod Derline 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rod Derline 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Rod Derline 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rod Derline 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Rod Derline 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Rod Derline 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Derline 4.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Rod Derline 0.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Rod Derline 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Rod Derline 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Derline 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Derline 518 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Rod Derline 86 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Rod Derline 71 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Rod Derline 34 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Rod Derline 5 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Rod Derline 107 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Derline .419 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Rod Derline - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Derline .786 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Derline 5.6 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Derline 1.0 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Rod Derline 0.8 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rod Derline 0.4 (1975) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Derline 0.1 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rod Derline 4.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Rod Derline 1.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Rod Derline 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Rod Derline 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Rod Derline 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Rod Derline 48 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Rod Derline 17 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Rod Derline 8 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Rod Derline 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Rod Derline 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Rod Derline 10 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rod Derline .465 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Rod Derline - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rod Derline .889 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rod Derline 7.0 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Rod Derline 2.2 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Rod Derline 1.2 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rod Derline 0.3 (1975) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Rod Derline 0.0 (1976) 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.