Lamar Patterson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Lamar Patterson 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

Lamar Patterson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Lamar Patterson: 2015-16 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Lamar Patterson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Lamar Patterson 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Lamar Patterson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Lamar Patterson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Lamar Patterson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Lamar Patterson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Lamar Patterson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Lamar Patterson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Lamar Patterson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Lamar Patterson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Lamar Patterson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamar Patterson 2.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamar Patterson 93 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Lamar Patterson 57 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Lamar Patterson 45 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Lamar Patterson 10 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Lamar Patterson 2 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Lamar Patterson 40 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamar Patterson .326 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Lamar Patterson .236 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamar Patterson .720 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamar Patterson 2.4 (2016) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.4 (2016) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.2 (2017) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.3 (2016) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.1 (2016) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Lamar Patterson 6 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Lamar Patterson 5 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Lamar Patterson 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Lamar Patterson 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Lamar Patterson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Lamar Patterson 4 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Lamar Patterson .286 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Lamar Patterson .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Lamar Patterson 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.5 (2016) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Lamar Patterson 1.3 (2016) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.8 (2016) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.3 (2016) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Lamar Patterson 0.0 (2016) 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.