Complete Stats Comparison of Domantas Sabonis and Jerry West

Here you have a complete side-by-side comparison of all the stats recorded by Domantas Sabonis and Jerry West during their NBA careers. First we show you a summary of who had better numbers on each statistical category and then we compare in detail the performance of each of these stars in the regular season and the Playoffs, both in total stats and averages per game.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Stats / Stats Rankings

This in-depth comparison includes all the numbers, if you prefer a simplified version of this analysis with only the basic statistics, you will find it at the career comparison of these two NBA stars.

On this page we compare:

Who has better stats? Main stats / All stats
Regular Season: Averages / Totals / Pecentages
Playoffs: Averages / Totals / Pecentages

Main Stats Summary:

Who has better stats in the Regular Season?
Points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks
Player Better Career Average Better Career TotalYears
Domantas Sabonis1
(rebounds)
3
(rebounds, steals, blocks)
10
seasons
Jerry West4
(points, assists, steals, blocks)
2
(points, assists)
14
seasons
Who has better stats in the Playoffs?
Points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks
Player Better Career Average Better Career TotalYears
Domantas Sabonis3
(rebounds, steals, blocks)
2
(steals, blocks)
4
Playoffs
Jerry West2
(points, assists)
3
(points, rebounds, assists)
13
Playoffs

All Stats Summary:

Who has better stats in the Regular Season?
All the stats
Player Better Career Average Better Career TotalBetter Percentage
Domantas Sabonis3
stats
6
stats
1
stat
Jerry West7
stats
6
stats
1
stat
Who has better stats in the Playoffs?
All the stats
Player Better Career Average Better Career TotalBetter Percentage
Domantas Sabonis5
stats
5
stats
1
stat
Jerry West5
stats
7
stats
1
stat

- Stats for turnovers, and three-point shots were not available during one of the players' career. They were not included on these tables.

- "Better Career Total" includes games and years played as stats.

- For turnovers and personal fouls, lower numbers are better.

- Field goal, free-throw and three-point attempts are not included on these tables since it can't be said that higher is better.

Now, lets compare all their stats in detail, one by one...

Notes: Offensive and defensive rebounds, blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Turnovers started to be recorded in 1977-78. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
(*) = some years in his career don't have the stat.
(n/a) = the stat was not available during his career.

Comparison of Stats Per Game in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, out of the five main statistical categories, Jerry West has better averages in points, assists, steals and blocks while Domantas Sabonis has better average in rebounds.

Who has higher averages in the Regular Season?

- Domantas Sabonis has better averages in offensive rebounds (+1.7), defensive rebounds (+5.2) and total rebounds (+4.9)
- Jerry West has better averages in points (+10.9), field goals made (+3.4), free throws made (+4.7), assists (+1.8), steals (+1.8) and blocks (+0.2)
- Domantas Sabonis has higher (worst) average in personal fouls (+0.5)
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- Jerry West has higher averages in field goals attempted (+9.1) and free throws attempted (+5.3)

NBA Regular Season, Career Stats Per Game

Domantas Sabonis 16.1
Jerry West 27.0
+10.9
Field Goals Made
Domantas Sabonis 6.3
Jerry West 9.7
+3.4
Field Goals Attempted
Domantas Sabonis 11.3
Jerry West 20.4
+9.1
Domantas Sabonis 0.5
Jerry West -
n/a
3-Pointers Attempted
Domantas Sabonis 1.4
Jerry West -
n/a
Free Throws Made
Domantas Sabonis 3.0
Jerry West 7.7
+4.7
Free Throws Attempted
Domantas Sabonis 4.1
Jerry West 9.4
+5.3
Offensive Rebounds
Domantas Sabonis 2.7
+1.7
Jerry West 1.0
*
Defensive Rebounds
Domantas Sabonis 8.0
+5.2
Jerry West 2.8
*
Domantas Sabonis 10.7
+4.9
Jerry West 5.8
Domantas Sabonis 4.9
Jerry West 6.7
+1.8
Domantas Sabonis 0.8
Jerry West 2.6
+1.8 *
Domantas Sabonis 0.5
Jerry West 0.7
+0.2 *
Turnovers
(lower is better)
Domantas Sabonis 2.6
Jerry West -
n/a
Personal Fouls
(lower is better)
Domantas Sabonis 3.1
+0.5
Jerry West 2.6

Comparison of Totals Stats in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, out of the five main statistical categories, Domantas Sabonis has more total rebounds, steals and blocks while Jerry West has more total points and assists.

Who has more total stats in the Regular Season?

- Domantas Sabonis has more offensive rebounds (+1,742), defensive rebounds (+5,107), total rebounds (+1,599), steals (+422) and blocks (+275)
- Jerry West played more years (+4) and games (+280), and has more points (+14,704), field goals made (+4,912), free throws made (+5,192) and assists (+3,052)
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- Jerry West has more personal fouls (+393)
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- Jerry West has more field goals attempted (+11,697) and free throws attempted (+6,102)

NBA Regular Season Stats, Career Totals

Domantas Sabonis 10
Jerry West 14
+4
Domantas Sabonis 652
Jerry West 932
+280
Domantas Sabonis 10,488
Jerry West 25,192
+14,704
Field Goals Made
Domantas Sabonis 4,104
Jerry West 9,016
+4,912
Field Goals Attempted
Domantas Sabonis 7,335
Jerry West 19,032
+11,697
Domantas Sabonis 312
Jerry West -
n/a
3-Pointers Attempted
Domantas Sabonis 904
Jerry West -
n/a
Free Throws Made
Domantas Sabonis 1,968
Jerry West 7,160
+5,192
Free Throws Attempted
Domantas Sabonis 2,699
Jerry West 8,801
+6,102
Offensive Rebounds
Domantas Sabonis 1,772
+1,742
Jerry West 30
*
Defensive Rebounds
Domantas Sabonis 5,193
+5,107
Jerry West 86
*
Domantas Sabonis 6,965
+1,599
Jerry West 5,366
Domantas Sabonis 3,186
Jerry West 6,238
+3,052
Domantas Sabonis 503
+422
Jerry West 81
*
Domantas Sabonis 298
+275
Jerry West 23
*
Turnovers
(lower is better)
Domantas Sabonis 1,678
Jerry West -
n/a
Personal Fouls
(lower is better)
Domantas Sabonis 2,042
Jerry West 2,435
+393

Comparison of Percentages in the Regular Season

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Regular Season, Domantas Sabonis has better field goal percentage while Jerry West has better free throw percentage.

NBA Regular Season Stats, Career Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Domantas Sabonis 56.0%
+8.6
Jerry West 47.4%
3-Point Percentage
Domantas Sabonis 34.5%
Jerry West -
n/a
Free Throw Percentage
Domantas Sabonis 72.9%
Jerry West 81.4%
+8.5

Comparison of Stats Per Game in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Playoffs, out of the five main statistical categories, Domantas Sabonis has better averages in rebounds, steals and blocks while Jerry West has better averages in points and assists.

Who has higher averages in the Playoffs?

- Domantas Sabonis has better averages in offensive rebounds (+2.6), defensive rebounds (+2.4), total rebounds (+1.4), steals (+0.8) and blocks (+0.5)
- Jerry West has better averages in points (+17.1), field goals made (+5.7), free throws made (+5.7) and assists (+3.6)
- Domantas Sabonis has higher (worst) average in personal fouls (+0.4)
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- Jerry West has higher averages in field goals attempted (+12.9) and free throws attempted (+6.6)

NBA Playoffs, Career Stats Per Game

Domantas Sabonis 12.0
Jerry West 29.1
+17.1
Field Goals Made
Domantas Sabonis 4.9
Jerry West 10.6
+5.7
Field Goals Attempted
Domantas Sabonis 9.7
Jerry West 22.6
+12.9
Domantas Sabonis 0.2
Jerry West -
n/a
3-Pointers Attempted
Domantas Sabonis 0.9
Jerry West -
n/a
Free Throws Made
Domantas Sabonis 2.2
Jerry West 7.9
+5.7
Free Throws Attempted
Domantas Sabonis 3.2
Jerry West 9.8
+6.6
Offensive Rebounds
Domantas Sabonis 2.6
+2.6
Jerry West 0.0
*
Defensive Rebounds
Domantas Sabonis 4.4
+2.4
Jerry West 2.0
*
Domantas Sabonis 7.0
+1.4
Jerry West 5.6
Domantas Sabonis 2.7
Jerry West 6.3
+3.6
Domantas Sabonis 0.8
+0.8
Jerry West 0.0
*
Domantas Sabonis 0.5
+0.5
Jerry West 0.0
*
Turnovers
(lower is better)
Domantas Sabonis 1.9
Jerry West -
n/a
Personal Fouls
(lower is better)
Domantas Sabonis 3.3
+0.4
Jerry West 2.9

Comparison of Totals Stats in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Playoffs, out of the five main statistical categories, Jerry West has more total points, rebounds and assists while Domantas Sabonis has more total steals and blocks.

Who has more total stats in the Playoffs?

- Domantas Sabonis has more offensive rebounds (+52), defensive rebounds (+86), steals (+15) and blocks (+10)
- Jerry West played more years (+9) and games (+133), and has more points (+4,217), field goals made (+1,525), free throws made (+1,170), total rebounds (+715) and assists (+916)
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- Jerry West has more personal fouls (+385)
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- Jerry West has more field goals attempted (+3,267) and free throws attempted (+1,442)

NBA Playoffs Stats, Career Totals

Domantas Sabonis 4
Jerry West 13
+9
Domantas Sabonis 20
Jerry West 153
+133
Domantas Sabonis 240
Jerry West 4,457
+4,217
Field Goals Made
Domantas Sabonis 97
Jerry West 1,622
+1,525
Field Goals Attempted
Domantas Sabonis 193
Jerry West 3,460
+3,267
Domantas Sabonis 3
Jerry West -
n/a
3-Pointers Attempted
Domantas Sabonis 17
Jerry West -
n/a
Free Throws Made
Domantas Sabonis 43
Jerry West 1,213
+1,170
Free Throws Attempted
Domantas Sabonis 64
Jerry West 1,506
+1,442
Offensive Rebounds
Domantas Sabonis 52
+52
Jerry West 0
*
Defensive Rebounds
Domantas Sabonis 88
+86
Jerry West 2
*
Domantas Sabonis 140
Jerry West 855
+715
Domantas Sabonis 54
Jerry West 970
+916
Domantas Sabonis 15
+15
Jerry West 0
*
Domantas Sabonis 10
+10
Jerry West 0
*
Turnovers
(lower is better)
Domantas Sabonis 38
Jerry West -
n/a
Personal Fouls
(lower is better)
Domantas Sabonis 66
Jerry West 451
+385

Comparison of Percentages in the Playoffs

Comparison highlight:

Comparison highlight In the Playoffs, Domantas Sabonis has better field goal percentage while Jerry West has better free throw percentage.

NBA Playoffs Stats, Career Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Domantas Sabonis 50.3%
+3.4
Jerry West 46.9%
3-Point Percentage
Domantas Sabonis 17.6%
Jerry West -
n/a
Free Throw Percentage
Domantas Sabonis 67.2%
Jerry West 80.5%
+13.3