Jerry West vs. DeJuan Wheat Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars DeJuan Wheat 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.

DeJuan Wheat

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
DeJuan Wheat: 1997-98 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 DeJuan Wheat 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 DeJuan Wheat 2

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 DeJuan Wheat 1

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 DeJuan Wheat 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * DeJuan Wheat 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 DeJuan Wheat 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * DeJuan Wheat 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 DeJuan Wheat 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 DeJuan Wheat 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 DeJuan Wheat 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 DeJuan Wheat 3.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 DeJuan Wheat 0.7

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 DeJuan Wheat 1.6

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * DeJuan Wheat 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 DeJuan Wheat 265

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 DeJuan Wheat 56

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 DeJuan Wheat 127

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * DeJuan Wheat 32

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * DeJuan Wheat 3

Total Games Jerry West 932 DeJuan Wheat 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 DeJuan Wheat .383

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat .390

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 DeJuan Wheat .700

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) DeJuan Wheat 4.5 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1999)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) DeJuan Wheat 2.2 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * DeJuan Wheat 0.6 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 DeJuan Wheat 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * DeJuan Wheat 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * DeJuan Wheat 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 DeJuan Wheat 2

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Assists Jerry West 970 DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * DeJuan Wheat 1

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * DeJuan Wheat 0

Total Games Jerry West 153 DeJuan Wheat 1

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 DeJuan Wheat .500

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** DeJuan Wheat -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 DeJuan Wheat -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) DeJuan Wheat 2.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * DeJuan Wheat 1.0 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * DeJuan Wheat 0.0 (1998)

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.