Ernie Vandeweghe vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ernie Vandeweghe 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

Ernie Vandeweghe

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ernie Vandeweghe: 1949-50 to 1955-56
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ernie Vandeweghe 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ernie Vandeweghe 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ernie Vandeweghe 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ernie Vandeweghe 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ernie Vandeweghe 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ernie Vandeweghe 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ernie Vandeweghe 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ernie Vandeweghe 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ernie Vandeweghe 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ernie Vandeweghe 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ernie Vandeweghe 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe 9.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe 4.6 * Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe 2.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ernie Vandeweghe 2,135 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ernie Vandeweghe 834 * Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ernie Vandeweghe 548 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ernie Vandeweghe 224 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ernie Vandeweghe .421 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ernie Vandeweghe .740 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe 12.0 (1953) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe 5.6 (1953) * Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe 2.9 (1952) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe 10.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe 5.1 * Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe 2.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ernie Vandeweghe 428 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ernie Vandeweghe 199 * Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ernie Vandeweghe 91 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ernie Vandeweghe 43 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ernie Vandeweghe .421 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ernie Vandeweghe .782 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe 13.1 (1953) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe 5.8 (1953) * Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe 2.5 (1953) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ernie Vandeweghe - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.