Von Wafer vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Von Wafer 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

Von Wafer

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Von Wafer: 2005-06 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Von Wafer 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Von Wafer 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Von Wafer 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Von Wafer 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Von Wafer 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Von Wafer 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Von Wafer 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Von Wafer 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Von Wafer 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Von Wafer 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Von Wafer 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Von Wafer 5.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Von Wafer 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Von Wafer 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Von Wafer 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Von Wafer 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Von Wafer 1,054 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Von Wafer 234 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Von Wafer 146 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Von Wafer 73 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Von Wafer 19 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Von Wafer 200 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Von Wafer .420 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Von Wafer .325 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Von Wafer .751 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Von Wafer 9.7 (2009) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Von Wafer 1.8 (2009) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Von Wafer 1.1 (2009) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Von Wafer 0.6 (2009) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Von Wafer 0.1 (2009) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Von Wafer 6.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Von Wafer 0.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Von Wafer 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Von Wafer 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Von Wafer 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Von Wafer 112 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Von Wafer 14 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Von Wafer 9 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Von Wafer 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Von Wafer 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Von Wafer 17 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Von Wafer .424 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Von Wafer .391 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Von Wafer .864 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Von Wafer 8.2 (2009) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Von Wafer 1.0 (2012) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Von Wafer 0.7 (2009) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Von Wafer 0.2 (2009) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Von Wafer 0.1 (2009) 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.