Jalen McDaniels vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jalen McDaniels 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

Jalen McDaniels

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jalen McDaniels: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen McDaniels 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jalen McDaniels 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jalen McDaniels 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jalen McDaniels 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jalen McDaniels 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jalen McDaniels 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jalen McDaniels 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jalen McDaniels 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jalen McDaniels 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jalen McDaniels 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jalen McDaniels 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen McDaniels 6.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jalen McDaniels 3.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jalen McDaniels 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen McDaniels 1,699 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jalen McDaniels 829 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jalen McDaniels 291 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jalen McDaniels 164 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jalen McDaniels 84 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jalen McDaniels 248 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen McDaniels .449 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jalen McDaniels .322 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen McDaniels .777 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen McDaniels 9.4 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen McDaniels 4.3 (2023) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jalen McDaniels 1.6 (2023) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jalen McDaniels 1.0 (2023) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.4 (2023) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen McDaniels 2.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jalen McDaniels 2.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen McDaniels 19 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jalen McDaniels 16 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jalen McDaniels 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jalen McDaniels 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jalen McDaniels 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jalen McDaniels 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen McDaniels .400 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jalen McDaniels .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen McDaniels - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen McDaniels 2.4 (2023) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen McDaniels 2.0 (2023) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.6 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.1 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen McDaniels 0.0 (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.