Milt Wagner vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Milt Wagner 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

Milt Wagner

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Milt Wagner: 1987-88 to 1990-91
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Milt Wagner 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Milt Wagner 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Milt Wagner 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Milt Wagner 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Milt Wagner 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Milt Wagner 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Milt Wagner 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Milt Wagner 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Milt Wagner 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Milt Wagner 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Milt Wagner 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Milt Wagner 4.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Milt Wagner 0.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Milt Wagner 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Milt Wagner 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Milt Wagner 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Milt Wagner 215 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Milt Wagner 35 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Milt Wagner 76 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Milt Wagner 8 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Milt Wagner 7 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Milt Wagner 53 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Milt Wagner .422 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Milt Wagner .296 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Milt Wagner .875 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Milt Wagner 4.8 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Milt Wagner 0.7 (1988) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Milt Wagner 1.5 (1988) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Milt Wagner 0.2 (1991) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Milt Wagner 0.2 (1991) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Milt Wagner 1.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Milt Wagner 0.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Milt Wagner 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Milt Wagner 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Milt Wagner 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Milt Wagner 6 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Milt Wagner 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Milt Wagner 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Milt Wagner 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Milt Wagner 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Milt Wagner 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Milt Wagner .400 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Milt Wagner .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Milt Wagner 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Milt Wagner 1.2 (1988) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Milt Wagner 0.4 (1988) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Milt Wagner 0.6 (1988) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Milt Wagner 0.0 (1988) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Milt Wagner 0.2 (1988) 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.