John Duren vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and John Duren 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

John Duren

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Duren: 1980-81 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Duren 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Duren 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Duren 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Duren 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Duren 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Duren 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Duren 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team John Duren 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Duren 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Duren 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Duren 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Duren 3.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Duren 1.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Duren 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Duren 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Duren 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Duren 712 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Duren 226 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Duren 411 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Duren 104 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Duren 11 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Duren 201 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Duren .435 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Duren .120 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Duren .750 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Duren 4.5 (1983) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Duren 1.3 (1983) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Duren 2.4 (1983) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Duren 0.8 (1983) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Duren 0.1 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Duren - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Duren - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Duren - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Duren - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Duren - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Duren - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Duren - Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Duren - Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Duren - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Duren - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Duren 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Duren - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Duren - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Duren - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Duren - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Duren - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Duren - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Duren - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Duren - 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.