John Wallace vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Wallace: 1996-97 to 2003-04
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Wallace 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons John Wallace 7 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played John Wallace 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games John Wallace 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP John Wallace 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team John Wallace 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader John Wallace 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader John Wallace 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 Wallace 7.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game John Wallace 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game John Wallace 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game John Wallace 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game John Wallace 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Wallace 2,901 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds John Wallace 1,061 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists John Wallace 281 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals John Wallace 134 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks John Wallace 216 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games John Wallace 381 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Wallace .462 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage John Wallace .300 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Wallace .740 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Wallace 14.0 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game John Wallace 4.5 (1998) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game John Wallace 1.3 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Wallace 0.8 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Wallace 1.2 (1998) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Wallace 2.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game John Wallace 1.6 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game John Wallace 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game John Wallace 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game John Wallace 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points John Wallace 10 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds John Wallace 8 Jerry West 855

Total Assists John Wallace 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals John Wallace 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks John Wallace 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games John Wallace 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Wallace .235 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage John Wallace .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage John Wallace 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Wallace 2.5 (1997) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game John Wallace 1.8 (1997) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game John Wallace 1.3 (1997) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game John Wallace 1.0 (2000) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game John Wallace 0.5 (1997) 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.