Dean Meminger vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dean Meminger 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

Dean Meminger

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dean Meminger: 1971-72 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dean Meminger 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dean Meminger 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dean Meminger 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dean Meminger 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dean Meminger 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dean Meminger 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dean Meminger 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dean Meminger 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dean Meminger 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dean Meminger 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dean Meminger 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Meminger 6.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dean Meminger 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dean Meminger 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dean Meminger 0.9 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dean Meminger 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Meminger 2,552 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dean Meminger 1,086 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dean Meminger 1,046 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dean Meminger 242 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dean Meminger 28 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dean Meminger 416 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Meminger .475 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dean Meminger - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dean Meminger .627 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Meminger 8.3 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Meminger 3.6 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dean Meminger 5.0 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dean Meminger 1.5 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dean Meminger 0.1 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Meminger 3.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dean Meminger 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dean Meminger 1.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dean Meminger 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dean Meminger 0.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Meminger 169 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dean Meminger 104 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dean Meminger 82 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dean Meminger 4 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dean Meminger 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dean Meminger 45 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Meminger .455 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dean Meminger - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dean Meminger .561 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Meminger 4.8 (1973) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Meminger 2.7 (1972) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dean Meminger 2.2 (1973) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dean Meminger 0.3 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dean Meminger 0.0 (1974) * 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.