Dick Schnittker vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Schnittker: 1950-51 to 1957-58
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Schnittker 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dick Schnittker 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dick Schnittker 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dick Schnittker 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Schnittker 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dick Schnittker 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Dick Schnittker 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dick Schnittker 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 Schnittker 8.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Schnittker 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dick Schnittker 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Schnittker 3,030 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dick Schnittker 1,372 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dick Schnittker 479 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Dick Schnittker 364 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Schnittker .379 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Schnittker .825 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Schnittker 11.3 (1956) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Schnittker 5.3 (1951) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dick Schnittker 2.0 (1956) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Schnittker 4.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Schnittker 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick Schnittker 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Schnittker 166 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dick Schnittker 83 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dick Schnittker 25 Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Dick Schnittker 35 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Schnittker .333 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Schnittker .731 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Schnittker 14.3 (1956) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Schnittker 5.0 (1956) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dick Schnittker 1.7 (1956) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Dick Schnittker - 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.