Dirk Minniefield vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dirk Minniefield 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

Dirk Minniefield

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dirk Minniefield: 1985-86 to 1987-88
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dirk Minniefield 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dirk Minniefield 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dirk Minniefield 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dirk Minniefield 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dirk Minniefield 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dirk Minniefield 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Minniefield 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dirk Minniefield 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dirk Minniefield 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dirk Minniefield 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dirk Minniefield 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Minniefield 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Minniefield 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dirk Minniefield 3.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Minniefield 1,187 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dirk Minniefield 367 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dirk Minniefield 845 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dirk Minniefield 196 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dirk Minniefield 11 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dirk Minniefield 222 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Minniefield .470 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dirk Minniefield .272 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Minniefield .739 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Minniefield 6.9 (1987) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Minniefield 1.9 (1987) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dirk Minniefield 4.7 (1987) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dirk Minniefield 1.0 (1987) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.1 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dirk Minniefield 1.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dirk Minniefield 30 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dirk Minniefield 4 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dirk Minniefield 13 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dirk Minniefield 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dirk Minniefield 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dirk Minniefield 19 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dirk Minniefield .455 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dirk Minniefield .400 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dirk Minniefield 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dirk Minniefield 1.8 (1987) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.3 (1987) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dirk Minniefield 1.0 (1988) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.2 (1988) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dirk Minniefield 0.0 (1988) 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.