Jerry West vs. Chris Whitney Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Whitney and Jerry West 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

Jerry West

vs.

Chris Whitney

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Chris Whitney: 1993-94 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Chris Whitney 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Chris Whitney 11

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Chris Whitney 2

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Chris Whitney 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Chris Whitney 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Chris Whitney 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Chris Whitney 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Chris Whitney 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Chris Whitney 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Chris Whitney 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Chris Whitney 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 27.0 Chris Whitney 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Chris Whitney 1.4

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Chris Whitney 2.8

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Chris Whitney 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Chris Whitney 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Chris Whitney 3,738

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Chris Whitney 815

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Chris Whitney 1,613

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Chris Whitney 351

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Chris Whitney 32

Total Games Jerry West 932 Chris Whitney 579

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Chris Whitney .395

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Chris Whitney .361

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Chris Whitney .875

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Chris Whitney 10.2 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Chris Whitney 1.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Chris Whitney 4.2 (2001)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Chris Whitney 0.9 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Chris Whitney 0.1 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Chris Whitney 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Chris Whitney 1.3

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Chris Whitney 0.9

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Chris Whitney 0.2

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Chris Whitney 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Chris Whitney 29

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Chris Whitney 13

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Chris Whitney 9

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Chris Whitney 2

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Chris Whitney 2

Total Games Jerry West 153 Chris Whitney 10

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Chris Whitney .385

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Chris Whitney .462

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Chris Whitney 1.000

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Chris Whitney 3.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Chris Whitney 1.6 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Chris Whitney 1.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Chris Whitney 0.3 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Chris Whitney 0.3 (2003)

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.