Dick Murphy vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Murphy: 1946-47 to 1946-47
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Murphy 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dick Murphy 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dick Murphy 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dick Murphy 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Murphy 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dick Murphy 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Dick Murphy 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dick Murphy 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 Murphy 1.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Murphy - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dick Murphy 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Murphy 34 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dick Murphy - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dick Murphy 8 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Dick Murphy 31 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Murphy .200 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Murphy .444 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Murphy 1.1 (1947) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Murphy - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dick Murphy 0.3 (1947) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Murphy - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Murphy - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick Murphy - Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Murphy - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dick Murphy - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dick Murphy - Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Dick Murphy 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Murphy - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Murphy - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Murphy - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Murphy - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dick Murphy - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Dick Murphy - 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. ** 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.