Jerry West vs. Earl Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl 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.

Earl Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Earl Williams: 1974-75 to 1978-79

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Earl Williams 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Earl Williams 4

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Earl Williams 0

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Earl Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Earl Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Earl Williams 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Earl Williams 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Earl 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 Earl Williams 4.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Earl Williams 5.6

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Earl Williams 0.9

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Earl Williams 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Earl Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Earl Williams 664

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Earl Williams 814

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Earl Williams 126

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Earl Williams 62

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Earl Williams 62

Total Games Jerry West 932 Earl Williams 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Earl Williams .432

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

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Earl Williams .475

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Earl Williams 6.1 (1979)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Earl Williams 5.8 (1975)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Earl Williams 1.2 (1975)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Earl Williams 0.6 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Earl Williams 1.0 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Earl Williams -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Earl Williams -

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Earl Williams -

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Earl Williams -

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Earl Williams -

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Earl Williams -

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Earl Williams -

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Earl Williams -

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Earl Williams -

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Earl Williams -

Total Games Jerry West 153 Earl Williams 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Earl Williams -

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

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Earl Williams -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

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

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

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

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Earl Williams -

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Earl Williams -

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.