Sherman Douglas vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Sherman Douglas 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

Sherman Douglas

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sherman Douglas: 1989-90 to 2000-01
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sherman Douglas 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sherman Douglas 12 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sherman Douglas 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sherman Douglas 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sherman Douglas 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sherman Douglas 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sherman Douglas 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Sherman Douglas 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sherman Douglas 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Sherman Douglas 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sherman Douglas 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sherman Douglas 11.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sherman Douglas 2.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sherman Douglas 5.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sherman Douglas 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sherman Douglas 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sherman Douglas 8,425 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sherman Douglas 1,672 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sherman Douglas 4,536 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sherman Douglas 785 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sherman Douglas 76 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sherman Douglas 765 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sherman Douglas .484 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sherman Douglas .267 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sherman Douglas .678 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sherman Douglas 18.5 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sherman Douglas 2.9 (1991) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sherman Douglas 8.8 (1994) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sherman Douglas 1.8 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sherman Douglas 0.2 (1992) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sherman Douglas 10.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sherman Douglas 3.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sherman Douglas 6.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sherman Douglas 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sherman Douglas 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sherman Douglas 178 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sherman Douglas 58 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sherman Douglas 106 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sherman Douglas 14 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sherman Douglas 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sherman Douglas 17 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sherman Douglas .401 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sherman Douglas .273 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sherman Douglas .684 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sherman Douglas 18.3 (1998) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sherman Douglas 6.5 (1993) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sherman Douglas 9.5 (1993) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sherman Douglas 2.0 (1998) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sherman Douglas 0.3 (1995) 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.