Dennis Awtrey vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dennis Awtrey 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

Dennis Awtrey

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dennis Awtrey: 1970-71 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dennis Awtrey 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dennis Awtrey 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dennis Awtrey 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dennis Awtrey 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dennis Awtrey 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dennis Awtrey 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Awtrey 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dennis Awtrey 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dennis Awtrey 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dennis Awtrey 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dennis Awtrey 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Awtrey 4.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Awtrey 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dennis Awtrey 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.4 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.3 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Awtrey 3,516 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dennis Awtrey 3,342 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dennis Awtrey 1,467 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dennis Awtrey 186 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dennis Awtrey 182 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dennis Awtrey 733 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Awtrey .459 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dennis Awtrey - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Awtrey .652 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Awtrey 9.9 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Awtrey 8.6 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dennis Awtrey 4.2 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.7 (1975) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.6 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Awtrey 3.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Awtrey 4.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dennis Awtrey 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.4 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Awtrey 237 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dennis Awtrey 251 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dennis Awtrey 88 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dennis Awtrey 17 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dennis Awtrey 15 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dennis Awtrey 61 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Awtrey .514 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dennis Awtrey - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Awtrey .585 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Awtrey 9.0 (1973) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Awtrey 11.0 (1973) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dennis Awtrey 4.4 (1973) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.6 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Awtrey 0.5 (1976) * 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. 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.