Garrison Mathews vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Garrison Mathews 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

Garrison Mathews

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Garrison Mathews: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Garrison Mathews 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Garrison Mathews 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Garrison Mathews 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Garrison Mathews 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Garrison Mathews 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Garrison Mathews 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Garrison Mathews 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Garrison Mathews 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Garrison Mathews 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Garrison Mathews 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Garrison Mathews 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garrison Mathews 6.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Garrison Mathews 1.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.5 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Garrison Mathews 1,684 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Garrison Mathews 466 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Garrison Mathews 163 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Garrison Mathews 138 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Garrison Mathews 45 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Garrison Mathews 267 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garrison Mathews .407 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Garrison Mathews .381 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Garrison Mathews .842 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garrison Mathews 10.0 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Garrison Mathews 2.9 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Garrison Mathews 1.0 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.9 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.4 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Garrison Mathews 1.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.7 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Garrison Mathews 4 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Garrison Mathews 2 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Garrison Mathews 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Garrison Mathews 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Garrison Mathews 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Garrison Mathews 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Garrison Mathews .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Garrison Mathews .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Garrison Mathews .800 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Garrison Mathews 1.3 (2021) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.7 (2021) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 (2021) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Garrison Mathews 0.0 (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.