C.J. Watson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and C.J. 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
C.J. Watson: 2007-08 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships C.J. Watson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons C.J. Watson 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played C.J. Watson 4 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games C.J. Watson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP C.J. Watson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team C.J. Watson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) C.J. Watson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team C.J. Watson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) C.J. Watson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader C.J. Watson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader C.J. 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 C.J. Watson 7.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game C.J. Watson 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game C.J. Watson 2.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game C.J. Watson 0.9 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game C.J. Watson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. Watson 4,344 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds C.J. Watson 1,156 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists C.J. Watson 1,485 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals C.J. Watson 559 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks C.J. Watson 67 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games C.J. Watson 600 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. Watson .419 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage C.J. Watson .373 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. Watson .812 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. Watson 10.3 (2010) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. Watson 2.9 (2015) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game C.J. Watson 4.1 (2012) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game C.J. Watson 1.6 (2010) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game C.J. Watson 0.2 (2012) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game C.J. Watson 5.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game C.J. Watson 1.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game C.J. Watson 2.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game C.J. Watson 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game C.J. Watson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points C.J. Watson 262 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds C.J. Watson 84 Jerry West 855

Total Assists C.J. Watson 95 Jerry West 970

Total Steals C.J. Watson 34 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks C.J. Watson 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games C.J. Watson 48 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage C.J. Watson .363 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage C.J. Watson .314 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage C.J. Watson .701 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game C.J. Watson 8.6 (2013) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game C.J. Watson 2.4 (2013) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game C.J. Watson 5.5 (2012) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game C.J. Watson 0.8 (2014) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game C.J. Watson 0.1 (2013) 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.