De'Anthony Melton vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and De'Anthony Melton 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

De'Anthony Melton

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
De'Anthony Melton: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships De'Anthony Melton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons De'Anthony Melton 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played De'Anthony Melton 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games De'Anthony Melton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP De'Anthony Melton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team De'Anthony Melton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) De'Anthony Melton 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team De'Anthony Melton 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) De'Anthony Melton 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader De'Anthony Melton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader De'Anthony Melton 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Anthony Melton 9.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game De'Anthony Melton 3.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game De'Anthony Melton 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game De'Anthony Melton 1.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game De'Anthony Melton 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Anthony Melton 3,169 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds De'Anthony Melton 1,296 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists De'Anthony Melton 971 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals De'Anthony Melton 495 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks De'Anthony Melton 170 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games De'Anthony Melton 350 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Anthony Melton .410 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage De'Anthony Melton .369 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Anthony Melton .782 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Anthony Melton 11.1 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game De'Anthony Melton 4.5 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game De'Anthony Melton 3.2 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game De'Anthony Melton 1.6 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game De'Anthony Melton 0.6 (2021) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game De'Anthony Melton 6.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game De'Anthony Melton 3.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game De'Anthony Melton 1.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game De'Anthony Melton 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game De'Anthony Melton 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points De'Anthony Melton 174 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds De'Anthony Melton 84 Jerry West 855

Total Assists De'Anthony Melton 40 Jerry West 970

Total Steals De'Anthony Melton 24 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks De'Anthony Melton 18 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games De'Anthony Melton 27 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage De'Anthony Melton .352 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage De'Anthony Melton .313 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage De'Anthony Melton .706 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game De'Anthony Melton 7.9 (2023) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game De'Anthony Melton 3.3 (2023) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game De'Anthony Melton 1.6 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game De'Anthony Melton 1.2 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game De'Anthony Melton 0.8 (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.