Dante Cunningham vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dante Cunningham 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

Dante Cunningham

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dante Cunningham: 2009-10 to 2018-19
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dante Cunningham 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dante Cunningham 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dante Cunningham 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dante Cunningham 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dante Cunningham 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dante Cunningham 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dante Cunningham 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dante Cunningham 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dante Cunningham 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dante Cunningham 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dante Cunningham 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 3.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 4,133 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 2,676 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 506 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 459 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 336 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dante Cunningham 715 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .469 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .345 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .649 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 8.7 (2013) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.1 (2013) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2014) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.1 (2013) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.7 (2014) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dante Cunningham 58 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dante Cunningham 48 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dante Cunningham 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dante Cunningham 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dante Cunningham 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dante Cunningham 21 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dante Cunningham .600 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dante Cunningham .667 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dante Cunningham .889 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dante Cunningham 5.3 (2015) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dante Cunningham 4.5 (2015) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dante Cunningham 0.5 (2015) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2010) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dante Cunningham 1.0 (2015) 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.