David Vanterpool vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
David Vanterpool: 2000-01 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships David Vanterpool 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons David Vanterpool 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played David Vanterpool 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games David Vanterpool 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP David Vanterpool 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team David Vanterpool 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader David Vanterpool 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader David Vanterpool 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 Vanterpool 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game David Vanterpool 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game David Vanterpool 3.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game David Vanterpool 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game David Vanterpool 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Vanterpool 122 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds David Vanterpool 37 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists David Vanterpool 66 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals David Vanterpool 23 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks David Vanterpool 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games David Vanterpool 22 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Vanterpool .418 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage David Vanterpool .600 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game David Vanterpool 5.5 (2001) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game David Vanterpool 1.7 (2001) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game David Vanterpool 3.0 (2001) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game David Vanterpool 1.0 (2001) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game David Vanterpool 0.1 (2001) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game David Vanterpool - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game David Vanterpool - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game David Vanterpool - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game David Vanterpool - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game David Vanterpool - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points David Vanterpool - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds David Vanterpool - Jerry West 855

Total Assists David Vanterpool - Jerry West 970

Total Steals David Vanterpool - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks David Vanterpool - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games David Vanterpool 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage David Vanterpool - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage David Vanterpool - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game David Vanterpool - 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.