Jim McDaniels vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jim McDaniels 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

Jim McDaniels

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim McDaniels: 1971-72 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim McDaniels 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim McDaniels 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim McDaniels 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim McDaniels 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim McDaniels 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim McDaniels 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim McDaniels 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim McDaniels 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim McDaniels 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jim McDaniels 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim McDaniels 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McDaniels 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim McDaniels 4.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim McDaniels 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim McDaniels 0.1 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim McDaniels 0.6 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McDaniels 967 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim McDaniels 810 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim McDaniels 170 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim McDaniels 15 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim McDaniels 62 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim McDaniels 184 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McDaniels .402 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim McDaniels - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim McDaniels .703 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McDaniels 9.4 (1972) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McDaniels 6.8 (1972) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim McDaniels 1.1 (1973) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim McDaniels 0.3 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim McDaniels 0.9 (1978) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim McDaniels - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim McDaniels - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim McDaniels - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim McDaniels - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim McDaniels - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim McDaniels - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim McDaniels - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim McDaniels - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim McDaniels - * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim McDaniels - * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim McDaniels 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim McDaniels - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jim McDaniels - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim McDaniels - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim McDaniels - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim McDaniels - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim McDaniels - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim McDaniels - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim McDaniels - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.