D'Angelo Russell vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and D'Angelo Russell 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

D'Angelo Russell

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 Jerry West 13

NBA Cups Won D'Angelo Russell 1 * Jerry West 0 *

All-Star Games D'Angelo Russell 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP D'Angelo Russell 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team D'Angelo Russell 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) D'Angelo Russell 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team D'Angelo Russell 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) D'Angelo Russell 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader D'Angelo Russell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader D'Angelo Russell 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 10,136 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 1,954 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,289 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 610 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 184 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 571 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .430 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .369 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .792 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 14.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 418 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 86 Jerry West 855

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 141 Jerry West 970

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 29 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 29 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .389 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .337 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .782 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023) 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.