DeWayne Scales vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and DeWayne Scales 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

DeWayne Scales

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeWayne Scales: 1980-81 to 1983-84
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeWayne Scales 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons DeWayne Scales 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played DeWayne Scales 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games DeWayne Scales 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP DeWayne Scales 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team DeWayne Scales 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeWayne Scales 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team DeWayne Scales 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) DeWayne Scales 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader DeWayne Scales 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader DeWayne Scales 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeWayne Scales 4.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game DeWayne Scales 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game DeWayne Scales 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game DeWayne Scales 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game DeWayne Scales 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeWayne Scales 224 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds DeWayne Scales 140 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists DeWayne Scales 10 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals DeWayne Scales 14 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks DeWayne Scales 5 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games DeWayne Scales 49 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeWayne Scales .417 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage DeWayne Scales .167 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeWayne Scales .628 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeWayne Scales 4.9 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game DeWayne Scales 3.0 (1981) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game DeWayne Scales 0.2 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeWayne Scales 0.5 (1984) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeWayne Scales 0.3 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 855

Total Assists DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 970

Total Steals DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games DeWayne Scales 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeWayne Scales - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage DeWayne Scales - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeWayne Scales - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game DeWayne Scales - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game DeWayne Scales - 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.