Daniel Gafford vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Daniel Gafford 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

Daniel Gafford

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Daniel Gafford: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Daniel Gafford 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Daniel Gafford 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Daniel Gafford 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Daniel Gafford 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Daniel Gafford 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Daniel Gafford 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Daniel Gafford 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Daniel Gafford 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Daniel Gafford 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Daniel Gafford 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Daniel Gafford 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 8.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 2,796 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 1,739 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 317 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 167 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 482 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Daniel Gafford 321 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .711 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .668 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 11.0 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 7.6 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.6 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.9 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.1 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 8.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 4.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Daniel Gafford 96 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Daniel Gafford 50 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Daniel Gafford 6 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Daniel Gafford 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Daniel Gafford 15 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Daniel Gafford 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Daniel Gafford .648 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Daniel Gafford - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Daniel Gafford .667 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Daniel Gafford 11.8 (2021) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Daniel Gafford 5.8 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Daniel Gafford 0.6 (2021) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Daniel Gafford 1.0 (2021) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Daniel Gafford 2.0 (2021) 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.