Dwight Anderson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dwight Anderson 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

Dwight Anderson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Anderson: 1982-83 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dwight Anderson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dwight Anderson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dwight Anderson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dwight Anderson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dwight Anderson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Anderson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dwight Anderson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dwight Anderson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dwight Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dwight Anderson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson 4.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Anderson 21 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dwight Anderson 2 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dwight Anderson 3 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dwight Anderson 1 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dwight Anderson 0 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dwight Anderson 5 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Anderson .500 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dwight Anderson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Anderson .700 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson 4.2 (1983) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.4 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.6 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.2 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson 0.0 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dwight Anderson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Anderson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dwight Anderson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Anderson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dwight Anderson - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Anderson - 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.