Ish Wainright vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ish Wainright 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

Ish Wainright

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ish Wainright: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ish Wainright 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ish Wainright 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ish Wainright 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ish Wainright 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ish Wainright 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ish Wainright 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ish Wainright 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ish Wainright 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ish Wainright 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ish Wainright 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ish Wainright 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ish Wainright 3.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ish Wainright 1.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ish Wainright 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ish Wainright 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ish Wainright 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ish Wainright 382 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ish Wainright 207 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ish Wainright 69 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ish Wainright 62 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ish Wainright 29 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ish Wainright 116 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ish Wainright .372 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ish Wainright .329 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ish Wainright .778 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ish Wainright 4.2 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ish Wainright 2.3 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ish Wainright 0.9 (2023) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ish Wainright 0.6 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ish Wainright 0.4 (2023) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ish Wainright 1.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ish Wainright 0.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ish Wainright 0.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ish Wainright 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ish Wainright 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ish Wainright 16 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ish Wainright 12 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ish Wainright 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ish Wainright 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ish Wainright 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ish Wainright 13 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ish Wainright .375 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ish Wainright .400 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ish Wainright - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ish Wainright 1.9 (2022) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ish Wainright 1.6 (2022) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ish Wainright 0.1 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ish Wainright 0.1 (2022) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ish Wainright 0.2 (2023) 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.