Peyton Watson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Peyton Watson 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

Peyton Watson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Peyton Watson: 2022-23 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Peyton Watson 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Peyton Watson 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Peyton Watson 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Peyton Watson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Peyton Watson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Peyton Watson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Peyton Watson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Peyton Watson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Peyton Watson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Peyton Watson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Peyton Watson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Peyton Watson 5.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Peyton Watson 2.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Peyton Watson 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Peyton Watson 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Peyton Watson 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Peyton Watson 607 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Peyton Watson 295 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Peyton Watson 97 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Peyton Watson 44 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Peyton Watson 99 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Peyton Watson 103 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Peyton Watson .468 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Peyton Watson .307 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Peyton Watson .651 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Peyton Watson 6.7 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Peyton Watson 3.2 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Peyton Watson 1.1 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Peyton Watson 0.5 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Peyton Watson 1.1 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Peyton Watson 1.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Peyton Watson 1.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Peyton Watson 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Peyton Watson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Peyton Watson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Peyton Watson 23 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Peyton Watson 19 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Peyton Watson 5 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Peyton Watson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Peyton Watson 7 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Peyton Watson 15 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Peyton Watson .276 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Peyton Watson .286 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Peyton Watson .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Peyton Watson 1.8 (2024) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Peyton Watson 1.5 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Peyton Watson 0.4 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Peyton Watson 0.0 (2024) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Peyton Watson 0.6 (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.