Gerald Wallace vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gerald Wallace 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

Gerald Wallace

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gerald Wallace: 2001-02 to 2014-15
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gerald Wallace 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gerald Wallace 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gerald Wallace 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gerald Wallace 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gerald Wallace 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gerald Wallace 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gerald Wallace 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gerald Wallace 1 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gerald Wallace 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gerald Wallace 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gerald Wallace 0 Jerry West 1

Steals Leader Gerald Wallace 1 Jerry West 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerald Wallace 11.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Wallace 5.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gerald Wallace 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gerald Wallace 1.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Wallace 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerald Wallace 9,933 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gerald Wallace 4,838 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gerald Wallace 1,725 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gerald Wallace 1,200 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gerald Wallace 681 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gerald Wallace 832 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerald Wallace .469 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gerald Wallace .312 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerald Wallace .709 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerald Wallace 19.4 (2008) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Wallace 10.0 (2010) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gerald Wallace 3.5 (2008) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gerald Wallace 2.5 (2006) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Wallace 2.1 (2006) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gerald Wallace 7.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Wallace 3.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gerald Wallace 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gerald Wallace 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Wallace 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gerald Wallace 262 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gerald Wallace 128 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gerald Wallace 45 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gerald Wallace 22 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gerald Wallace 17 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gerald Wallace 33 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gerald Wallace .455 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gerald Wallace .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gerald Wallace .726 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gerald Wallace 17.5 (2010) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gerald Wallace 9.2 (2011) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gerald Wallace 2.8 (2011) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gerald Wallace 1.3 (2011) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gerald Wallace 1.5 (2010) 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.