DeSagana Diop vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and DeSagana Diop 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

DeSagana Diop

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeSagana Diop: 2001-02 to 2012-13
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeSagana Diop 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons DeSagana Diop 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played DeSagana Diop 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games DeSagana Diop 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP DeSagana Diop 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team DeSagana Diop 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeSagana Diop 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team DeSagana Diop 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeSagana Diop 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader DeSagana Diop 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader DeSagana Diop 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeSagana Diop 2.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game DeSagana Diop 3.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game DeSagana Diop 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game DeSagana Diop 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game DeSagana Diop 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeSagana Diop 1,185 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds DeSagana Diop 2,219 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists DeSagana Diop 270 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals DeSagana Diop 227 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks DeSagana Diop 630 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games DeSagana Diop 601 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeSagana Diop .427 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage DeSagana Diop .167 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeSagana Diop .467 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeSagana Diop 2.9 (2008) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game DeSagana Diop 5.4 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game DeSagana Diop 0.9 (2012) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeSagana Diop 0.5 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeSagana Diop 1.8 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeSagana Diop 2.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game DeSagana Diop 5.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game DeSagana Diop 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game DeSagana Diop 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game DeSagana Diop 1.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeSagana Diop 80 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds DeSagana Diop 150 Jerry West 855

Total Assists DeSagana Diop 4 Jerry West 970

Total Steals DeSagana Diop 17 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks DeSagana Diop 38 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games DeSagana Diop 28 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeSagana Diop .611 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage DeSagana Diop - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeSagana Diop .560 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeSagana Diop 3.5 (2007) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game DeSagana Diop 6.8 (2007) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game DeSagana Diop 0.3 (2007) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeSagana Diop 0.6 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeSagana Diop 1.7 (2007) 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.