Dereck Lively II vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Dereck Lively II 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

Dereck Lively II

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dereck Lively II: 2023-24 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dereck Lively II 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Dereck Lively II 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Dereck Lively II 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Dereck Lively II 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Dereck Lively II 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Dereck Lively II 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dereck Lively II 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Dereck Lively II 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dereck Lively II 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Dereck Lively II 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Dereck Lively II 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 6.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dereck Lively II 483 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Dereck Lively II 378 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Dereck Lively II 60 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Dereck Lively II 36 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Dereck Lively II 77 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Dereck Lively II 55 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dereck Lively II .747 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Dereck Lively II .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dereck Lively II .506 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.8 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 6.9 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.1 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.7 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.4 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dereck Lively II 137 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Dereck Lively II 115 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Dereck Lively II 25 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Dereck Lively II 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Dereck Lively II 19 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Dereck Lively II 16 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dereck Lively II .667 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Dereck Lively II - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dereck Lively II .611 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dereck Lively II 8.6 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Dereck Lively II 7.2 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.6 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dereck Lively II 0.3 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dereck Lively II 1.2 (2024) 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.