Jerry West vs. Dwayne Whitfield Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwayne Whitfield 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.

Dwayne Whitfield

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Dwayne Whitfield: 1995-96 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Dwayne Whitfield 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Dwayne Whitfield 1

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Dwayne Whitfield 0

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Dwayne Whitfield 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Dwayne Whitfield 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Dwayne Whitfield 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Dwayne Whitfield 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Dwayne Whitfield 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Dwayne Whitfield 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Dwayne Whitfield 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Dwayne Whitfield 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 Dwayne Whitfield 5.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Dwayne Whitfield 3.1

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Dwayne Whitfield 0.3

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Dwayne Whitfield 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Dwayne Whitfield 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Dwayne Whitfield 40

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Dwayne Whitfield 25

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Dwayne Whitfield 2

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Dwayne Whitfield 3

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Dwayne Whitfield 2

Total Games Jerry West 932 Dwayne Whitfield 8

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Dwayne Whitfield .433

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Dwayne Whitfield -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Dwayne Whitfield .636

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Dwayne Whitfield 5.0 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Dwayne Whitfield 3.1 (1996)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Dwayne Whitfield 0.3 (1996)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Dwayne Whitfield 0.4 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Dwayne Whitfield 0.3 (1996)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Dwayne Whitfield -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Dwayne Whitfield -

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Dwayne Whitfield -

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Dwayne Whitfield -

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Dwayne Whitfield -

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Dwayne Whitfield -

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Dwayne Whitfield -

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Dwayne Whitfield -

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Dwayne Whitfield -

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Dwayne Whitfield -

Total Games Jerry West 153 Dwayne Whitfield 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Dwayne Whitfield -

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Dwayne Whitfield -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Dwayne Whitfield -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Dwayne Whitfield -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Dwayne Whitfield -

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Dwayne Whitfield -

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Dwayne Whitfield -

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Dwayne Whitfield -

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.