Dragan Bender vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dragan Bender 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

Dragan Bender

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dragan Bender: 2016-17 to 2019-20
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dragan Bender 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dragan Bender 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dragan Bender 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dragan Bender 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dragan Bender 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dragan Bender 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dragan Bender 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dragan Bender 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dragan Bender 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dragan Bender 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dragan Bender 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 5.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 3.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender 1,014 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender 720 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dragan Bender 237 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dragan Bender 54 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dragan Bender 106 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dragan Bender 187 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender .399 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender .323 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender .654 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender 6.7 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender 4.6 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender 1.8 (2020) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender 0.4 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender 0.6 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dragan Bender - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dragan Bender - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dragan Bender - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dragan Bender - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dragan Bender - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dragan Bender 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dragan Bender - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dragan Bender - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dragan Bender - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dragan Bender - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dragan Bender - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dragan Bender - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dragan Bender - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dragan Bender - 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.