David Pope vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and David Pope 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

David Pope

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Pope: 1984-85 to 1985-86
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Pope 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons David Pope 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played David Pope 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games David Pope 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP David Pope 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team David Pope 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) David Pope 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team David Pope 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) David Pope 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader David Pope 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader David Pope 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Pope 1.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game David Pope 0.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game David Pope 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game David Pope 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game David Pope 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Pope 62 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds David Pope 29 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists David Pope 9 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals David Pope 5 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks David Pope 4 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games David Pope 33 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Pope .356 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage David Pope .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Pope .529 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Pope 1.9 (1986) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game David Pope 1.0 (1986) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game David Pope 0.4 (1986) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Pope 0.2 (1986) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Pope 0.1 (1985) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Pope - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game David Pope - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game David Pope - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game David Pope - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game David Pope - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Pope - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds David Pope - Jerry West 855

Total Assists David Pope - Jerry West 970

Total Steals David Pope - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks David Pope - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games David Pope 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Pope - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage David Pope - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Pope - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Pope - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game David Pope - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game David Pope - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Pope - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Pope - 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.