John Wall vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Wall: 2010-11 to 2022-23
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Wall 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Wall 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Wall 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Wall 5 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Wall 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Wall 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Wall 1 Jerry West 12

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Wall 1 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader John Wall 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Wall 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 Wall 18.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Wall 4.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Wall 8.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Wall 1.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Wall 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Wall 12,088 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Wall 2,704 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Wall 5,735 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Wall 1,045 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Wall 439 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Wall 647 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Wall .430 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Wall .322 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Wall .776 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Wall 23.1 (2017) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Wall 4.9 (2016) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Wall 10.7 (2017) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Wall 2.0 (2017) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Wall 1.1 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Wall 21.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Wall 4.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Wall 9.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Wall 1.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Wall 1.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Wall 810 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Wall 159 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Wall 364 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Wall 64 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Wall 41 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Wall 37 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Wall .419 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Wall .267 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Wall .822 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Wall 27.2 (2017) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Wall 5.7 (2018) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Wall 11.9 (2015) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Wall 2.3 (2018) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Wall 1.4 (2015) 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.