Dick Triptow vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Triptow: 1948-49 to 1949-50
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Triptow 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dick Triptow 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dick Triptow 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dick Triptow 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dick Triptow 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dick Triptow 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Dick Triptow 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dick Triptow 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 Triptow 5.7 Jerry West 27.0

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

Assists Per Game Dick Triptow 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Triptow 336 Jerry West 25,192

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

Total Assists Dick Triptow 97 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Dick Triptow 59 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Triptow .275 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Triptow .727 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Triptow 6.1 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

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

Assists Per Game Dick Triptow 1.7 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Triptow - Jerry West 29.1

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

Assists Per Game Dick Triptow - Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Triptow - Jerry West 4,457

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

Total Assists Dick Triptow - Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Dick Triptow 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Triptow - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Triptow - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

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

Blocks Per Game Dick Triptow - 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.