Deandre Ayton vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Deandre Ayton 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

Deandre Ayton

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Deandre Ayton: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Deandre Ayton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Deandre Ayton 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Deandre Ayton 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Deandre Ayton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Deandre Ayton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Deandre Ayton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Deandre Ayton 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Deandre Ayton 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Deandre Ayton 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Deandre Ayton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Deandre Ayton 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 16.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 5,966 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 3,761 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 585 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 261 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 341 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Deandre Ayton 358 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .592 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .244 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .761 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 18.2 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.5 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.9 (2020) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.0 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.5 (2020) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 15.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 10.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Deandre Ayton 714 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Deandre Ayton 473 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Deandre Ayton 57 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Deandre Ayton 29 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Deandre Ayton 41 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Deandre Ayton 45 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Deandre Ayton .629 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Deandre Ayton .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Deandre Ayton .661 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Deandre Ayton 17.9 (2022) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Deandre Ayton 11.8 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.7 (2022) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Deandre Ayton 0.8 (2021) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Deandre Ayton 1.1 (2021) 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.