William Cunningham vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and William Cunningham 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

William Cunningham

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
William Cunningham: 1997-98 to 1998-99
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships William Cunningham 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons William Cunningham 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played William Cunningham 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games William Cunningham 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP William Cunningham 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team William Cunningham 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) William Cunningham 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team William Cunningham 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) William Cunningham 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader William Cunningham 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader William Cunningham 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Cunningham 0.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game William Cunningham 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game William Cunningham 0.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game William Cunningham 0.1 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game William Cunningham 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points William Cunningham 14 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds William Cunningham 38 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists William Cunningham 2 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals William Cunningham 3 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks William Cunningham 11 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games William Cunningham 23 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Cunningham .259 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage William Cunningham - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage William Cunningham .000 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Cunningham 1.1 (1998) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game William Cunningham 1.8 (1999) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game William Cunningham 0.1 (1998) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game William Cunningham 0.3 (1998) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game William Cunningham 0.7 (1999) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Cunningham - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game William Cunningham - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game William Cunningham - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game William Cunningham - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game William Cunningham - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points William Cunningham - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds William Cunningham - Jerry West 855

Total Assists William Cunningham - Jerry West 970

Total Steals William Cunningham - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks William Cunningham - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games William Cunningham 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Cunningham - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage William Cunningham - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage William Cunningham - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Cunningham - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game William Cunningham - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game William Cunningham - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game William Cunningham - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game William Cunningham - 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.