Jerry West vs. David Wood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Wood 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.

David Wood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
David Wood: 1988-89 to 1996-97

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 David Wood 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 David Wood 7

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 David Wood 2

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 David Wood 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * David Wood 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 David Wood 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 David Wood 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * David Wood 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 David Wood 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 David Wood 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 David Wood 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 David Wood 3.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 David Wood 2.4

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 David Wood 0.7

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * David Wood 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * David Wood 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 David Wood 1,602

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 David Wood 1,004

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 David Wood 291

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * David Wood 164

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * David Wood 76

Total Games Jerry West 932 David Wood 412

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 David Wood .449

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** David Wood .338

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 David Wood .785

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) David Wood 5.5 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) David Wood 3.1 (1995)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) David Wood 1.1 (1991)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * David Wood 0.7 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * David Wood 0.2 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 David Wood 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 David Wood 1.0

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 David Wood 0.5

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * David Wood 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * David Wood 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 David Wood 12

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 David Wood 8

Total Assists Jerry West 970 David Wood 4

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * David Wood 3

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * David Wood 0

Total Games Jerry West 153 David Wood 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 David Wood .571

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** David Wood 1.000

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 David Wood .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) David Wood 2.3 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) David Wood 1.7 (1991)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) David Wood 1.0 (1991)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * David Wood 1.0 (1991)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * David Wood 0.0 (1993)

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.