Ben Wallace vs Jerry West
Jerry West leads 4 of 6 career categories against Ben Wallace, including scoring (27.0 PPG) and playmaking (5.6 APG). The two never shared an NBA floor — Jerry West's last season was 1973-74, and Ben Wallace debuted in 1996-97.
The case for Ben Wallace: rebounding (9.6 RPG), longevity (1088 games played).
The case for Jerry West: scoring (27.0 PPG), playmaking (5.6 APG), shooting efficiency (55.4% TS%), and 1 more.
PPG
5.727.0
RPG
9.64.9
APG
1.35.6
TS%
47.4%55.4%
games played
1088932
MVPs / All-Star nods
4 DPOY · 5 All-NBA · 4 AS1 FMVP · 12 All-NBA · 14 AS
Per Game
| Ben Wallace | Jerry West | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1088 | 932 |
| MIN | 29.5 | 21.6 |
| PTS | 5.7 | 27.0 |
| REB | 9.6 | 4.9 |
| AST | 1.3 | 5.6 |
| STL | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| BLK | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| FG% | 47.4 | 47.8 |
| 3P% | 13.7 | — |
| FT% | 41.4 | 81.3 |
Advanced
| Ben Wallace | Jerry West | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 15.5 | — |
| TS% | 47.4 | 55.4 |
| USG% | 10.9 | — |
| WS | 93.6 | — |
| WS/48 | 0.140 | — |
| BPM | 1.8 | — |
| VORP | 31.2 | — |
Accolades
| Ben Wallace | Jerry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 4 | — |
| All-NBA | 5 | 12 |
| All-Star | 4 | 14 |
| All-Defensive | 6 | 5 |
| Finals MVP | — | 1 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring3796
Efficiency2771
Playmaking4695
Rebounding9166
Defense933
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