Doug Collins vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Doug Collins 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

Doug Collins

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doug Collins: 1973-74 to 1980-81
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doug Collins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Doug Collins 8 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Doug Collins 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Doug Collins 4 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Doug Collins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Doug Collins 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Doug Collins 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Doug Collins 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Doug Collins 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Doug Collins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Doug Collins 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug Collins 17.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 3.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 3.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Collins 7,427 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Doug Collins 1,339 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Doug Collins 1,368 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Doug Collins 518 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Doug Collins 114 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Doug Collins 415 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Collins .501 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Doug Collins .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doug Collins .833 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Collins 20.8 (1976) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 4.0 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 4.7 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.6 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.4 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug Collins 21.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 4.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 3.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Collins 687 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Doug Collins 131 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Doug Collins 111 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Doug Collins 34 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Doug Collins 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Doug Collins 32 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Collins .526 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Doug Collins - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doug Collins .774 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Collins 22.4 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Collins 7.0 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Doug Collins 3.9 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Doug Collins 1.5 (1977) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Doug Collins 0.3 (1976) 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.