Don Buse vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Don Buse: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Don Buse 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Don Buse 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Don Buse 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Don Buse 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Don Buse 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Don Buse 0 Jerry West 10

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Don Buse 4 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Don Buse 4 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Don Buse 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Don Buse 1 Jerry West 1

Steals Leader Don Buse 1 Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Buse 6.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Don Buse 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Don Buse 4.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Don Buse 1.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Don Buse 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Buse 4,485 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Don Buse 1,507 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Don Buse 2,920 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Don Buse 1,160 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Don Buse 97 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Don Buse 648 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Buse .442 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Don Buse .333 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Buse .780 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Buse 9.7 (1982) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Don Buse 3.3 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Don Buse 8.5 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Buse 3.5 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Buse 0.3 (1982) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Don Buse 6.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Don Buse 2.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Don Buse 3.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Don Buse 1.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Don Buse 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Don Buse 227 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Don Buse 91 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Don Buse 125 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Don Buse 37 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Don Buse 6 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Don Buse 35 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Don Buse .399 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Don Buse .391 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Don Buse .714 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Don Buse 8.5 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Don Buse 3.7 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Don Buse 5.5 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Don Buse 2.0 (1978) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Don Buse 0.3 (1984) 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. 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.