Jerry West vs. Donald Whiteside Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Donald Whiteside 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.

Donald Whiteside

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Donald Whiteside: 1996-97 to 1997-98

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Donald Whiteside 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Donald Whiteside 2

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Donald Whiteside 0

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Donald Whiteside 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Donald Whiteside 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Donald Whiteside 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Donald Whiteside 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Donald Whiteside 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Donald Whiteside 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Donald Whiteside 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Donald Whiteside 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 Donald Whiteside 2.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Donald Whiteside 0.4

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Donald Whiteside 1.2

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Donald Whiteside 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Donald Whiteside 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Donald Whiteside 61

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Donald Whiteside 13

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Donald Whiteside 37

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Donald Whiteside 11

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Donald Whiteside 0

Total Games Jerry West 932 Donald Whiteside 30

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Donald Whiteside .333

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Donald Whiteside .324

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Donald Whiteside .647

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Donald Whiteside 2.2 (1997)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Donald Whiteside 0.4 (1997)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Donald Whiteside 1.3 (1997)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Donald Whiteside 0.4 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Donald Whiteside 0.0 (1998)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Donald Whiteside -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Donald Whiteside -

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Donald Whiteside -

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Donald Whiteside -

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Donald Whiteside -

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Donald Whiteside -

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Donald Whiteside -

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Donald Whiteside -

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Donald Whiteside -

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Donald Whiteside -

Total Games Jerry West 153 Donald Whiteside 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Donald Whiteside -

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Donald Whiteside -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Donald Whiteside -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Donald Whiteside -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Donald Whiteside -

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Donald Whiteside -

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Donald Whiteside -

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Donald Whiteside -

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.