Dick Mehen vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dick Mehen 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

Dick Mehen

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Mehen: 1949-50 to 1951-52
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Mehen 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dick Mehen 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dick Mehen 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dick Mehen 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Mehen 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dick Mehen 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Mehen 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Mehen 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Mehen 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dick Mehen 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dick Mehen 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Mehen 10.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Mehen 3.9 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dick Mehen 2.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dick Mehen - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Mehen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Mehen 2,069 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dick Mehen 505 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dick Mehen 550 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dick Mehen - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dick Mehen - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dick Mehen 193 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Mehen .381 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dick Mehen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Mehen .709 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Mehen 14.4 (1950) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Mehen 4.3 (1952) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dick Mehen 3.1 (1950) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Mehen - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Mehen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Mehen 8.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Mehen 4.7 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick Mehen 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dick Mehen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Mehen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Mehen 26 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dick Mehen 14 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dick Mehen 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dick Mehen - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dick Mehen - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dick Mehen 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Mehen .414 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dick Mehen - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dick Mehen .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Mehen 8.7 (1951) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Mehen 4.7 (1951) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dick Mehen 1.0 (1951) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Mehen - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Mehen - n/a ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.