Don Adams vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Don Adams 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

Don Adams

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Adams: 1970-71 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Adams 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Don Adams 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Don Adams 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Don Adams 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Adams 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Don Adams 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Don Adams 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Adams 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Adams 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Don Adams 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Don Adams 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 8.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Don Adams 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.1 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.2 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 4,236 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Don Adams 2,732 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Don Adams 869 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Don Adams 283 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Don Adams 55 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Don Adams 487 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .402 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .739 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 11.4 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.1 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.1 (1971) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 1.5 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.4 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Adams 7.1 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 5.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.5 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Adams 156 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Don Adams 116 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Don Adams 45 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Don Adams 8 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Don Adams 1 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Don Adams 22 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Adams .382 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Don Adams - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Adams .682 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Adams 9.3 (1972) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Don Adams 7.3 (1974) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Don Adams 2.9 (1974) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Adams 0.9 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Adams 0.1 (1974) * 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.