Donald Royal vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Donald Royal that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Donald Royal:
1989-90 to 1997-98
Jerry West:
1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

Donald Royal0
Jerry West1
Donald Royal8
Jerry West14
Donald Royal6
Jerry West13
Donald Royal0
Jerry West14

Honors and Awards

Donald Royal0
Jerry West1
*
Donald Royal0
Jerry West10
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Donald Royal0
Jerry West12
Donald Royal0
Jerry West4
*
All-Defensive Teams
(Total Selections)
Donald Royal0
Jerry West5
Donald Royal0
Jerry West1
Donald Royal0
Jerry West1
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Donald Royal 6.3
Jerry West 27.0

Donald Royal 2.8
Jerry West 5.8

Donald Royal 1.0
Jerry West 6.7

Donald Royal 0.5
Jerry West 2.6

*
Donald Royal 0.2
Jerry West 0.7

*

Totals Stats

Donald Royal 3,161
Jerry West 25,192

Donald Royal 1,431
Jerry West 5,366

Donald Royal 500
Jerry West 6,238

Donald Royal 247
Jerry West 81

*
Donald Royal 99
Jerry West 23

*
Donald Royal 504
Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Donald Royal .473
Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage
Donald Royal .000
Jerry West -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Donald Royal .770
Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Donald Royal 9.2
(1993)
Jerry West 31.3
(1966)

Donald Royal 4.0
(1995)
Jerry West 7.9
(1962)

Donald Royal 2.8
(1995)
Jerry West 9.7
(1972)

Donald Royal 0.7
(1994)
Jerry West 2.6
(1974)

*
Donald Royal 0.3
(1993)
Jerry West 0.7
(1974)

*

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Donald Royal 3.0
Jerry West 29.1

Donald Royal 1.4
Jerry West 5.6

Donald Royal 0.4
Jerry West 6.3

Donald Royal 0.2
Jerry West 0.0

*
Donald Royal 0.1
Jerry West 0.0

*

Totals Stats

Donald Royal 107
Jerry West 4,457

Donald Royal 52
Jerry West 855

Donald Royal 16
Jerry West 970

Donald Royal 6
Jerry West 0

*
Donald Royal 3
Jerry West 0

*
Donald Royal 36
Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Donald Royal .421
Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage
Donald Royal -
Jerry West -

n/a **
Free Throw Percentage
Donald Royal .705
Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Donald Royal 7.0
(1994)
Jerry West 40.6
(1965)

Donald Royal 4.0
(1992)
Jerry West 8.7
(1961)

Donald Royal 1.7
(1994)
Jerry West 8.9
(1972)

Donald Royal 0.7
(1992)
Jerry West 0.0
(1974)

*
Donald Royal 0.7
(1992)
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.