Jerry West vs. Bernie Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernie Williams and Jerry West 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

Jerry West

vs.

Bernie Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Bernie Williams: 1969-70 to 1970-71

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Bernie Williams 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Bernie Williams 2

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Bernie Williams 0

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Bernie Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Bernie Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Bernie Williams 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Bernie Williams 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Bernie Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Bernie Williams 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Bernie Williams 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Bernie Williams 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 27.0 Bernie Williams 7.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Bernie Williams 1.9

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Bernie Williams 2.2

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Bernie Williams 890

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Bernie Williams 240

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Bernie Williams 278

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Total Games Jerry West 932 Bernie Williams 128

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Bernie Williams .371

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Bernie Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Bernie Williams .808

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Bernie Williams 8.3 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Bernie Williams 2.2 (1970)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Bernie Williams 2.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Bernie Williams - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Bernie Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Bernie Williams -

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Bernie Williams -

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Bernie Williams -

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Bernie Williams -

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Bernie Williams -

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Total Games Jerry West 153 Bernie Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Bernie Williams -

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Bernie Williams - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Bernie Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Bernie Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Bernie Williams -

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Bernie Williams -

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Bernie Williams - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.