Jerry West vs. Wang Zhizhi Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wang Zhizhi and Jerry West 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

Jerry West

vs.

Wang Zhizhi

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Wang Zhizhi: 2000-01 to 2004-05

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Wang Zhizhi 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Wang Zhizhi 5

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Wang Zhizhi 3

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Wang Zhizhi 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Wang Zhizhi 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Wang Zhizhi 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Wang Zhizhi 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Wang Zhizhi 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Wang Zhizhi 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Wang Zhizhi 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Wang Zhizhi 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 27.0 Wang Zhizhi 4.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Wang Zhizhi 1.7

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Wang Zhizhi 0.3

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Wang Zhizhi 0.2

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Wang Zhizhi 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Wang Zhizhi 604

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Wang Zhizhi 231

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Wang Zhizhi 39

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Wang Zhizhi 25

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Wang Zhizhi 35

Total Games Jerry West 932 Wang Zhizhi 137

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Wang Zhizhi .417

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Wang Zhizhi .385

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Wang Zhizhi .735

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Wang Zhizhi 5.6 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Wang Zhizhi 2.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Wang Zhizhi 0.4 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Wang Zhizhi 0.2 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Wang Zhizhi 0.3 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Wang Zhizhi 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Wang Zhizhi 0.6

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Wang Zhizhi 0.3

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Wang Zhizhi 0.1

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Wang Zhizhi 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Wang Zhizhi 30

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Wang Zhizhi 10

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Wang Zhizhi 5

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Wang Zhizhi 1

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Wang Zhizhi 2

Total Games Jerry West 153 Wang Zhizhi 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Wang Zhizhi .417

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Wang Zhizhi .500

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Wang Zhizhi .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Wang Zhizhi 2.5 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Wang Zhizhi 1.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Wang Zhizhi 0.4 (2002)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Wang Zhizhi 0.2 (2001)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Wang Zhizhi 0.2 (2001)

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.