Randy Denton vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Randy Denton 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

Randy Denton

vs.

Jerry West

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Randy Denton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Randy Denton 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Randy Denton 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Randy Denton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Randy Denton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Randy Denton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Randy Denton 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Randy Denton 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Randy Denton 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Randy Denton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Randy Denton 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Randy Denton 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Randy Denton 4.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Randy Denton 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Randy Denton 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Randy Denton 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Randy Denton 239 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Randy Denton 218 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Randy Denton 33 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Randy Denton 14 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Randy Denton 16 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Randy Denton 45 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Randy Denton .402 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Randy Denton - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Randy Denton .702 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Randy Denton 5.3 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Randy Denton 4.8 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Randy Denton 0.7 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Randy Denton 0.3 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Randy Denton 0.4 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Randy Denton - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Randy Denton - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Randy Denton - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Randy Denton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Randy Denton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Randy Denton - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Randy Denton - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Randy Denton - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Randy Denton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Randy Denton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Randy Denton 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Randy Denton - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Randy Denton - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Randy Denton - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Randy Denton - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Randy Denton - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Randy Denton - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Randy Denton - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Randy Denton - 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.