Derrick Favors vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Derrick Favors 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Derrick Favors: 2010-11 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Derrick Favors 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Derrick Favors 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Derrick Favors 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Derrick Favors 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Derrick Favors 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Derrick Favors 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Derrick Favors 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Derrick Favors 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Derrick Favors 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Derrick Favors 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Derrick Favors 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derrick Favors 10.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Favors 7.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Derrick Favors 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Derrick Favors 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Favors 1.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derrick Favors 8,354 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Derrick Favors 5,608 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Derrick Favors 851 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Derrick Favors 577 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Derrick Favors 939 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Derrick Favors 790 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derrick Favors .534 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Derrick Favors .198 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derrick Favors .663 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derrick Favors 16.4 (2016) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Favors 9.8 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Derrick Favors 1.6 (2020) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Derrick Favors 1.2 (2016) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Favors 1.7 (2013) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derrick Favors 7.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Favors 5.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Derrick Favors 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Derrick Favors 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Favors 1.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derrick Favors 328 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Derrick Favors 238 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Derrick Favors 32 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Derrick Favors 27 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Derrick Favors 42 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Derrick Favors 42 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derrick Favors .587 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Derrick Favors .250 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derrick Favors .549 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derrick Favors 11.8 (2019) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Derrick Favors 9.5 (2012) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Derrick Favors 1.2 (2018) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Derrick Favors 1.3 (2012) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Derrick Favors 1.8 (2019) 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.