Dan Issel vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dan Issel 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

Dan Issel

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dan Issel 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dan Issel 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dan Issel 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dan Issel 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dan Issel 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) 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. 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.