Darryl Dawkins vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Darryl Dawkins 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

Darryl Dawkins

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darryl Dawkins: 1975-76 to 1988-89
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darryl Dawkins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Darryl Dawkins 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Darryl Dawkins 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Darryl Dawkins 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Darryl Dawkins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Darryl Dawkins 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darryl Dawkins 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Darryl Dawkins 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darryl Dawkins 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Darryl Dawkins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Darryl Dawkins 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darryl Dawkins 12.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Darryl Dawkins 6.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Darryl Dawkins 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Darryl Dawkins 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Darryl Dawkins 1.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darryl Dawkins 8,733 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Darryl Dawkins 4,432 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Darryl Dawkins 917 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Darryl Dawkins 345 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Darryl Dawkins 1,023 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Darryl Dawkins 726 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darryl Dawkins .572 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Darryl Dawkins .133 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darryl Dawkins .685 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darryl Dawkins 16.8 (1984) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Darryl Dawkins 8.7 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Darryl Dawkins 1.9 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darryl Dawkins 0.8 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darryl Dawkins 1.9 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darryl Dawkins 12.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Darryl Dawkins 6.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Darryl Dawkins 1.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Darryl Dawkins 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Darryl Dawkins 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darryl Dawkins 1,375 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Darryl Dawkins 665 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Darryl Dawkins 119 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Darryl Dawkins 47 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Darryl Dawkins 165 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Darryl Dawkins 109 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darryl Dawkins .546 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Darryl Dawkins .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darryl Dawkins .703 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darryl Dawkins 18.4 (1984) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Darryl Dawkins 9.1 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Darryl Dawkins 3.0 (1986) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darryl Dawkins 2.0 (1983) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darryl Dawkins 2.5 (1983) 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.