Payton Pritchard vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Payton Pritchard 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

Payton Pritchard

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Payton Pritchard: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Payton Pritchard 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Payton Pritchard 4 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Payton Pritchard 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Payton Pritchard 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Payton Pritchard 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Payton Pritchard 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Payton Pritchard 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Payton Pritchard 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Payton Pritchard 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Payton Pritchard 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Payton Pritchard 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 7.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 2,009 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 645 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 604 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 115 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 22 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Payton Pritchard 267 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .444 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .395 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .862 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 9.6 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.2 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.4 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.6 (2021) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2021) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 1.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Payton Pritchard 185 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Payton Pritchard 74 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Payton Pritchard 76 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Payton Pritchard 10 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Payton Pritchard 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Payton Pritchard 44 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Payton Pritchard .418 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Payton Pritchard .330 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Payton Pritchard .765 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Payton Pritchard 4.8 (2022) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Payton Pritchard 2.6 (2024) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Payton Pritchard 3.0 (2024) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.4 (2021) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Payton Pritchard 0.1 (2022) 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.