Mel Daniels vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Mel Daniels 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

Mel Daniels

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mel Daniels: 1976-77 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mel Daniels 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Mel Daniels 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Mel Daniels 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Mel Daniels 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mel Daniels 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mel Daniels 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mel Daniels 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mel Daniels 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mel Daniels 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Mel Daniels 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Mel Daniels 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels 39 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels 34 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Mel Daniels 6 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Mel Daniels 3 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Mel Daniels 11 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Mel Daniels 11 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels .371 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Mel Daniels - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels .565 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels 3.5 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels 3.1 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels 0.5 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels 0.3 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels 1.0 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mel Daniels - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Mel Daniels - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Mel Daniels - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Mel Daniels - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Mel Daniels - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Mel Daniels 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mel Daniels - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Mel Daniels - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mel Daniels - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mel Daniels - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mel Daniels - 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.