Dean Wade vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dean Wade: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dean Wade 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dean Wade 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dean Wade 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dean Wade 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dean Wade 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dean Wade 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Dean Wade 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dean Wade 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 Wade 5.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dean Wade 3.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dean Wade 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dean Wade 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dean Wade 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Wade 1,162 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dean Wade 752 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dean Wade 208 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dean Wade 134 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dean Wade 78 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dean Wade 224 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Wade .433 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dean Wade .371 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dean Wade .714 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Wade 6.0 (2021) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Wade 4.0 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dean Wade 1.2 (2021) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dean Wade 0.7 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dean Wade 0.5 (2023) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dean Wade 1.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dean Wade 1.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dean Wade 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dean Wade 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dean Wade 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dean Wade 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dean Wade 3 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dean Wade 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dean Wade 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dean Wade 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dean Wade 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dean Wade .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dean Wade .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dean Wade 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dean Wade 1.0 (2023) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dean Wade 1.5 (2023) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dean Wade 0.0 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dean Wade 0.0 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dean Wade 0.0 (2023) 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.