Derek Anderson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Derek Anderson 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

Derek Anderson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Derek Anderson: 1997-98 to 2007-08
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Derek Anderson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Derek Anderson 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Derek Anderson 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Derek Anderson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Derek Anderson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Derek Anderson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Derek Anderson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Derek Anderson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Derek Anderson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Derek Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Derek Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derek Anderson 12.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Derek Anderson 3.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Derek Anderson 3.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Derek Anderson 1.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Derek Anderson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derek Anderson 7,357 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Derek Anderson 1,988 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Derek Anderson 2,083 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Derek Anderson 691 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Derek Anderson 87 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Derek Anderson 615 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derek Anderson .408 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Derek Anderson .341 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derek Anderson .853 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derek Anderson 16.9 (2000) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Derek Anderson 4.4 (2001) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Derek Anderson 4.5 (2004) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Derek Anderson 1.5 (2001) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Derek Anderson 0.2 (2003) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derek Anderson 7.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Derek Anderson 1.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Derek Anderson 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Derek Anderson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Derek Anderson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derek Anderson 167 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Derek Anderson 45 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Derek Anderson 40 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Derek Anderson 12 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Derek Anderson 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Derek Anderson 24 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derek Anderson .336 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Derek Anderson .302 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derek Anderson .838 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derek Anderson 14.7 (2002) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Derek Anderson 2.7 (2001) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Derek Anderson 2.8 (1998) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Derek Anderson 1.3 (1998) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Derek Anderson 0.3 (1998) 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.