David Rivers vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Rivers: 1988-89 to 1991-92
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Rivers 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons David Rivers 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played David Rivers 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games David Rivers 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP David Rivers 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team David Rivers 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader David Rivers 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader David Rivers 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 Rivers 3.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 383 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds David Rivers 147 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists David Rivers 282 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals David Rivers 61 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks David Rivers 10 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games David Rivers 114 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .398 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .083 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .794 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 4.2 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 1.6 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 3.0 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.6 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.2 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Rivers 15 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds David Rivers 4 Jerry West 855

Total Assists David Rivers 6 Jerry West 970

Total Steals David Rivers 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks David Rivers 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games David Rivers 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Rivers .333 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage David Rivers .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage David Rivers .875 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Rivers 2.5 (1989) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game David Rivers 0.7 (1989) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game David Rivers 1.0 (1989) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Rivers 0.0 (1989) 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.