Sundiata Gaines vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Sundiata Gaines 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

Sundiata Gaines

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sundiata Gaines: 2009-10 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sundiata Gaines 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Sundiata Gaines 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Sundiata Gaines 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Sundiata Gaines 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Sundiata Gaines 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Sundiata Gaines 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sundiata Gaines 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Sundiata Gaines 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sundiata Gaines 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Sundiata Gaines 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Sundiata Gaines 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 4.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 508 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 175 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 207 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 83 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 3 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 113 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .397 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines .301 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .562 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 5.1 (2012) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.9 (2012) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2012) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.0 (2012) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2011) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 11 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .833 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines 1.000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2010) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 (2010) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) 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.