Walt Lemon, Jr. vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Walt Lemon, Jr. 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

Walt Lemon, Jr.

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Lemon, Jr.: 2017-18 to 2018-19
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Walt Lemon, Jr. 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 9.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 3.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Lemon, Jr. 103 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Walt Lemon, Jr. 29 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Walt Lemon, Jr. 35 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Walt Lemon, Jr. 11 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Walt Lemon, Jr. 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Walt Lemon, Jr. 11 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Lemon, Jr. .437 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Walt Lemon, Jr. .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Lemon, Jr. .714 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 14.3 (2019) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 4.5 (2019) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 5.0 (2019) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 1.8 (2019) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. 0.2 (2018) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Walt Lemon, Jr. 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Lemon, Jr. - 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.