Jerry West vs. Willie Wise Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Willie Wise 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.

Willie Wise

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Willie Wise: 1976-77 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Willie Wise 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Willie Wise 2

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Willie Wise 1

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Willie Wise 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Willie Wise 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Willie Wise 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Willie Wise 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Willie Wise 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Willie Wise 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Willie Wise 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Willie Wise 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 Willie Wise 8.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Willie Wise 3.3

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Willie Wise 1.8

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Willie Wise 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Willie Wise 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Willie Wise 617

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Willie Wise 256

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Willie Wise 142

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Willie Wise 60

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Willie Wise 18

Total Games Jerry West 932 Willie Wise 77

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Willie Wise .459

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Willie Wise - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Willie Wise .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Willie Wise 8.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Willie Wise 3.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Willie Wise 1.9 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Willie Wise 0.8 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Willie Wise 0.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Willie Wise 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Willie Wise 4.7

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Willie Wise 0.5

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Willie Wise 0.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Willie Wise 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Willie Wise 45

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Willie Wise 28

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Willie Wise 3

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Willie Wise 0

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Willie Wise 1

Total Games Jerry West 153 Willie Wise 6

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Willie Wise .341

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Willie Wise - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Willie Wise .680

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Willie Wise 7.5 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Willie Wise 4.7 (1977)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Willie Wise 0.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Willie Wise 0.0 (1977)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Willie Wise 0.2 (1977)

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.