Dwight Waller vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dwight Waller: 1968-69 to 1968-69
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dwight Waller 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dwight Waller 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dwight Waller 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dwight Waller 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dwight Waller 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dwight Waller 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Dwight Waller 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dwight Waller 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 Waller 0.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Waller 0.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dwight Waller 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dwight Waller - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Waller - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Waller 7 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dwight Waller 10 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dwight Waller 1 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dwight Waller - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dwight Waller - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dwight Waller 11 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Waller .222 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Waller .429 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dwight Waller 0.6 (1969) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Waller 0.9 (1969) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dwight Waller 0.1 (1969) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dwight Waller - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Waller - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dwight Waller - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dwight Waller - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dwight Waller - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dwight Waller - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Waller - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dwight Waller - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dwight Waller - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dwight Waller - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dwight Waller - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dwight Waller - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dwight Waller 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dwight Waller - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Dwight Waller - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Dwight Waller - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dwight Waller - 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.