Dick Snyder vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Snyder: 1966-67 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Snyder 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dick Snyder 13 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dick Snyder 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dick Snyder 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Snyder 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dick Snyder 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Dick Snyder 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dick Snyder 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 Snyder 12.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dick Snyder 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dick Snyder 2.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dick Snyder 0.7 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Snyder 0.4 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Snyder 11,755 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dick Snyder 2,732 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dick Snyder 2,767 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dick Snyder 300 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dick Snyder 157 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dick Snyder 964 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Snyder .488 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Snyder .824 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Snyder 19.4 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Snyder 4.1 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dick Snyder 4.3 (1971) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Snyder 1.2 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Snyder 0.5 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Snyder 7.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dick Snyder 1.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dick Snyder 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dick Snyder 0.6 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dick Snyder 0.4 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Snyder 224 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dick Snyder 50 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dick Snyder 49 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dick Snyder 16 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dick Snyder 11 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dick Snyder 31 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Snyder .416 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Snyder .732 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Snyder 12.0 (1976) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Snyder 2.2 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dick Snyder 2.4 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dick Snyder 0.8 (1976) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dick Snyder 0.7 (1977) * 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.