Dean Oliver vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dean Oliver: 2001-02 to 2002-03
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dean Oliver 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dean Oliver 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dean Oliver 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dean Oliver 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dean Oliver 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dean Oliver 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Dean Oliver 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dean Oliver 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 Oliver 1.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dean Oliver 0.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dean Oliver 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dean Oliver 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dean Oliver 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Oliver 64 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dean Oliver 24 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dean Oliver 44 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dean Oliver 10 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dean Oliver 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dean Oliver 35 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Oliver .320 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dean Oliver .158 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dean Oliver .765 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Oliver 2.1 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Oliver 1.1 (2003) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dean Oliver 1.5 (2003) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dean Oliver 0.5 (2003) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dean Oliver 0.0 (2003) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Oliver - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dean Oliver - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dean Oliver - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dean Oliver - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dean Oliver - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dean Oliver 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Oliver - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dean Oliver - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dean Oliver - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dean Oliver - 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.