Walt Wesley vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Walt Wesley 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 Wesley

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Wesley: 1966-67 to 1975-76
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Wesley 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Walt Wesley 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Walt Wesley 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Walt Wesley 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Walt Wesley 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Walt Wesley 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Walt Wesley 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Walt Wesley 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Walt Wesley 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Walt Wesley 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Walt Wesley 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 Wesley 8.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Walt Wesley 5.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Walt Wesley 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Walt Wesley 0.2 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Wesley 0.3 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Wesley 5,002 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Walt Wesley 3,243 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Walt Wesley 385 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Walt Wesley 16 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Walt Wesley 25 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Walt Wesley 590 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Wesley .434 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Walt Wesley - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Wesley .630 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Wesley 17.7 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Wesley 8.7 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Walt Wesley 1.0 (1971) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Wesley 0.2 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Wesley 0.5 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Wesley 5.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Walt Wesley 3.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Walt Wesley 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Walt Wesley 0.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Walt Wesley 0.0 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Wesley 42 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Walt Wesley 28 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Walt Wesley 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Walt Wesley 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Walt Wesley 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Walt Wesley 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Wesley .439 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Walt Wesley - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Walt Wesley .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Wesley 9.5 (1970) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Wesley 4.8 (1970) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Walt Wesley 0.5 (1970) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Walt Wesley 0.0 (1974) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Walt Wesley 0.0 (1974) * 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.