Demetris Nichols vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Demetris Nichols 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

Demetris Nichols

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Demetris Nichols: 2007-08 to 2008-09
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Demetris Nichols 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Demetris Nichols 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Demetris Nichols 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Demetris Nichols 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Demetris Nichols 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Demetris Nichols 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Demetris Nichols 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Demetris Nichols 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Demetris Nichols 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Demetris Nichols 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Demetris Nichols 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Demetris Nichols 1.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Demetris Nichols 0.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Demetris Nichols 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Demetris Nichols 0.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Demetris Nichols 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Demetris Nichols 22 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Demetris Nichols 7 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Demetris Nichols 2 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Demetris Nichols 0 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Demetris Nichols 4 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Demetris Nichols 18 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Demetris Nichols .281 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Demetris Nichols .200 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Demetris Nichols .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Demetris Nichols 1.8 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Demetris Nichols 0.5 (2009) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Demetris Nichols 0.3 (2009) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Demetris Nichols 0.0 (2009) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Demetris Nichols 0.3 (2009) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Demetris Nichols 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Demetris Nichols - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Demetris Nichols - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Demetris Nichols - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Demetris Nichols - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Demetris Nichols - 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.