Wayne Sappleton vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Wayne Sappleton 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

Wayne Sappleton

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wayne Sappleton: 1984-85 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Wayne Sappleton 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Sappleton 96 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Wayne Sappleton 75 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Wayne Sappleton 7 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Wayne Sappleton 7 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Wayne Sappleton 4 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Wayne Sappleton 33 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Sappleton .471 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Sappleton .412 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.9 (1985) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton 2.3 (1985) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.2 (1985) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton 0.1 (1985) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Wayne Sappleton 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Wayne Sappleton - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Wayne Sappleton - 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.