Billy Ray Bates vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Billy Ray Bates 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

Billy Ray Bates

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Ray Bates: 1979-80 to 1982-83
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Billy Ray Bates 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Billy Ray Bates 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Billy Ray Bates 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 11.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 2,197 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 313 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 352 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 151 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 16 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 187 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .474 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .303 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .796 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 13.8 (1981) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.0 (1981) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.5 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.1 (1981) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.2 (1983) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 26.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 2.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Ray Bates 160 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Billy Ray Bates 17 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Billy Ray Bates 25 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Billy Ray Bates 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Billy Ray Bates 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Billy Ray Bates 6 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Ray Bates .545 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Billy Ray Bates .375 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Ray Bates .806 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Ray Bates 28.3 (1981) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Ray Bates 3.3 (1980) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Billy Ray Bates 4.3 (1981) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Ray Bates 1.7 (1981) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Ray Bates 0.3 (1981) 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.