Wally Osterkorn vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Wally Osterkorn 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

Wally Osterkorn

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wally Osterkorn: 1951-52 to 1954-55
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wally Osterkorn 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Wally Osterkorn 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Wally Osterkorn 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Wally Osterkorn 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Wally Osterkorn 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Wally Osterkorn 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wally Osterkorn 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Wally Osterkorn 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wally Osterkorn 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Wally Osterkorn 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Wally Osterkorn 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wally Osterkorn 7.0 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Wally Osterkorn 6.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Wally Osterkorn 1.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wally Osterkorn 1,436 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Wally Osterkorn 1,218 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Wally Osterkorn 346 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Wally Osterkorn 204 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wally Osterkorn .334 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wally Osterkorn .592 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wally Osterkorn 8.8 (1954) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Wally Osterkorn 7.0 (1954) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Wally Osterkorn 2.2 (1954) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wally Osterkorn 7.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Wally Osterkorn 6.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Wally Osterkorn 2.1 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wally Osterkorn 258 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Wally Osterkorn 207 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Wally Osterkorn 70 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Wally Osterkorn 33 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wally Osterkorn .358 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wally Osterkorn .586 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wally Osterkorn 10.8 (1954) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Wally Osterkorn 9.6 (1954) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Wally Osterkorn 2.9 (1952) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wally Osterkorn - n/a ** 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. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.