Donnie Forman vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donnie Forman: 1948-49 to 1948-49
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donnie Forman 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Donnie Forman 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Donnie Forman 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Donnie Forman 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Donnie Forman 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Donnie Forman 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Donnie Forman 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Donnie Forman 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 Forman 4.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Forman - n/a ** Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Donnie Forman 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Donnie Forman 179 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Donnie Forman - n/a ** Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Donnie Forman 74 Jerry West 6,238

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

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

Total Games Donnie Forman 44 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donnie Forman .294 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Donnie Forman .642 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donnie Forman 4.1 (1949) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Forman - n/a ** Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Donnie Forman 1.7 (1949) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donnie Forman 1.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Forman - n/a ** Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Donnie Forman 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Donnie Forman 13 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Donnie Forman - n/a ** Jerry West 855

Total Assists Donnie Forman 7 Jerry West 970

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

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

Total Games Donnie Forman 9 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donnie Forman .150 Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Donnie Forman .636 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donnie Forman 1.4 (1949) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Donnie Forman - n/a ** Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Donnie Forman 0.8 (1949) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Donnie Forman - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.