Doug Overton vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Doug Overton: 1992-93 to 2003-04
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Doug Overton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Doug Overton 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Doug Overton 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Doug Overton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Doug Overton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Doug Overton 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Doug Overton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Doug Overton 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 Overton 4.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Doug Overton 1.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Doug Overton 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Doug Overton 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Doug Overton 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Overton 2,253 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Doug Overton 654 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Doug Overton 1,038 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Doug Overton 202 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Doug Overton 19 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Doug Overton 499 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Overton .412 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Doug Overton .319 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Doug Overton .816 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Overton 8.1 (1993) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Overton 2.4 (1993) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Doug Overton 3.5 (1993) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Doug Overton 0.7 (1993) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Doug Overton 0.1 (1993) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Doug Overton - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Doug Overton - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Doug Overton - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Doug Overton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Doug Overton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Doug Overton - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Doug Overton - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Doug Overton - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Doug Overton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Doug Overton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Doug Overton 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Doug Overton - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Doug Overton - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Doug Overton - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Doug Overton - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Doug Overton - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Doug Overton - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Doug Overton - 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.