Jerry West vs. Garry Witts Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Garry Witts 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.

Garry Witts

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Garry Witts: 1981-82 to 1981-82

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Garry Witts 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Garry Witts 1

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Garry Witts 1

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Garry Witts 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Garry Witts 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Garry Witts 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Garry Witts 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Garry Witts 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Garry Witts 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Garry Witts 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Garry Witts 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 Garry Witts 2.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Garry Witts 1.3

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Garry Witts 0.8

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Garry Witts 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Garry Witts 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Garry Witts 132

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Garry Witts 62

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Garry Witts 38

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Garry Witts 17

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Garry Witts 4

Total Games Jerry West 932 Garry Witts 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Garry Witts .583

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Garry Witts .500

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Garry Witts .825

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Garry Witts 2.9 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Garry Witts 1.3 (1982)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Garry Witts 0.8 (1982)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Garry Witts 0.4 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Garry Witts 0.1 (1982)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Garry Witts 1.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Garry Witts 0.8

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Garry Witts 0.5

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Garry Witts 0.3

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Garry Witts 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Garry Witts 5

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Garry Witts 3

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Garry Witts 2

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Garry Witts 1

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Garry Witts 0

Total Games Jerry West 153 Garry Witts 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Garry Witts 1.000

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Garry Witts -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Garry Witts .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Garry Witts 1.3 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Garry Witts 0.8 (1982)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Garry Witts 0.5 (1982)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Garry Witts 0.3 (1982)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Garry Witts 0.0 (1982)

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.