Darryl Watkins vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Darryl Watkins 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

Darryl Watkins

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darryl Watkins: 2007-08 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darryl Watkins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Darryl Watkins 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Darryl Watkins 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Darryl Watkins 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Darryl Watkins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Darryl Watkins 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darryl Watkins 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Darryl Watkins 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darryl Watkins 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Darryl Watkins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Darryl Watkins 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darryl Watkins 2.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Darryl Watkins 2.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Darryl Watkins 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Darryl Watkins 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Darryl Watkins 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darryl Watkins 35 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Darryl Watkins 39 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Darryl Watkins 3 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Darryl Watkins 7 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Darryl Watkins 6 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Darryl Watkins 14 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darryl Watkins .414 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Darryl Watkins - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darryl Watkins .478 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darryl Watkins 4.6 (2012) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Darryl Watkins 5.4 (2012) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Darryl Watkins 0.6 (2012) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darryl Watkins 1.0 (2012) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darryl Watkins 0.8 (2012) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Darryl Watkins 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darryl Watkins - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Darryl Watkins - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darryl Watkins - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darryl Watkins - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darryl Watkins - 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.