Dennis Bell vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dennis Bell: 1973-74 to 1975-76
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dennis Bell 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dennis Bell 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dennis Bell 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dennis Bell 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dennis Bell 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dennis Bell 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Dennis Bell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dennis Bell 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 Bell 2.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Bell 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dennis Bell 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dennis Bell 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Bell 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Bell 175 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dennis Bell 119 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dennis Bell 28 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dennis Bell 28 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dennis Bell 10 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dennis Bell 63 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Bell .374 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Bell .535 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Bell 3.0 (1975) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Bell 2.0 (1975) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dennis Bell 0.5 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dennis Bell 0.6 (1976) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Bell 0.2 (1975) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dennis Bell 0.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Bell 1.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dennis Bell 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dennis Bell 4 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dennis Bell 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dennis Bell 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dennis Bell 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dennis Bell 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dennis Bell .125 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dennis Bell .000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dennis Bell 0.7 (1975) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dennis Bell 1.3 (1975) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 (1975) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dennis Bell 0.0 (1975) 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.