Billy Paultz vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Paultz: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Paultz 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Billy Paultz 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Billy Paultz 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Billy Paultz 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Billy Paultz 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Billy Paultz 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Billy Paultz 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Billy Paultz 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 Paultz 8.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Billy Paultz 5.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Billy Paultz 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Billy Paultz 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Paultz 1.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Paultz 5,432 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Billy Paultz 3,553 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Billy Paultz 1,043 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Billy Paultz 275 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Billy Paultz 706 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Billy Paultz 637 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Paultz .491 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Billy Paultz .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Paultz .643 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Paultz 15.8 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Paultz 8.4 (1978) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Billy Paultz 2.7 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Paultz 0.8 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Paultz 2.4 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Paultz 7.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Billy Paultz 5.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Billy Paultz 1.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Billy Paultz 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Billy Paultz 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Paultz 515 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Billy Paultz 380 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Billy Paultz 106 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Billy Paultz 30 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Billy Paultz 54 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Billy Paultz 70 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Paultz .426 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Billy Paultz .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Billy Paultz .659 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Paultz 17.0 (1977) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Paultz 8.5 (1977) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Billy Paultz 2.5 (1977) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Billy Paultz 1.0 (1977) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Billy Paultz 1.3 (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. 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.