Donnie Butcher vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Donnie Butcher 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

Donnie Butcher

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donnie Butcher: 1961-62 to 1965-66
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donnie Butcher 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Donnie Butcher 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Donnie Butcher 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Donnie Butcher 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Donnie Butcher 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Donnie Butcher 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donnie Butcher 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Donnie Butcher 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Donnie Butcher 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Donnie Butcher 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Donnie Butcher 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher 6.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donnie Butcher 1,696 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Donnie Butcher 821 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Donnie Butcher 585 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Donnie Butcher 279 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donnie Butcher .397 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donnie Butcher .629 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher 7.2 (1964) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher 4.2 (1964) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher 3.1 (1964) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Donnie Butcher - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Donnie Butcher - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Donnie Butcher - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Donnie Butcher 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donnie Butcher - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donnie Butcher - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donnie Butcher - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Butcher - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Donnie Butcher - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Donnie Butcher - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Donnie Butcher - 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.