Samaki Walker vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Samaki Walker 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

Samaki Walker

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Samaki Walker: 1996-97 to 2005-06
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Samaki Walker 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Samaki Walker 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Samaki Walker 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Samaki Walker 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Samaki Walker 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Samaki Walker 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Samaki Walker 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Samaki Walker 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Samaki Walker 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Samaki Walker 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Samaki Walker 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Samaki Walker 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Samaki Walker 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Samaki Walker 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Samaki Walker 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Samaki Walker 0.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Samaki Walker 2,376 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Samaki Walker 2,089 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Samaki Walker 252 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Samaki Walker 134 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Samaki Walker 316 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Samaki Walker 445 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Samaki Walker .462 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Samaki Walker .111 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Samaki Walker .630 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Samaki Walker 8.9 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Samaki Walker 7.4 (1998) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Samaki Walker 1.0 (2003) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Samaki Walker 0.7 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Samaki Walker 1.3 (2002) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Samaki Walker 2.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Samaki Walker 3.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Samaki Walker 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Samaki Walker 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Samaki Walker 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Samaki Walker 116 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Samaki Walker 151 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Samaki Walker 11 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Samaki Walker 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Samaki Walker 21 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Samaki Walker 48 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Samaki Walker .429 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Samaki Walker 1.000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Samaki Walker .676 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Samaki Walker 9.0 (2000) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Samaki Walker 11.3 (2000) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Samaki Walker 0.5 (2000) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Samaki Walker 0.3 (2000) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Samaki Walker 3.0 (2000) 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.