Jerry West vs. Herb Williams Comparison

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

Herb Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Herb Williams: 1981-82 to 1998-99

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Herb Williams 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Herb Williams 18

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Herb Williams 8

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Herb Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Herb Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Herb Williams 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Herb Williams 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Herb 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 Herb Williams 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Herb Williams 5.9

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Herb Williams 1.7

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Herb Williams 0.5

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Herb Williams 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Herb Williams 11,944

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Herb Williams 6,509

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Herb Williams 1,856

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Herb Williams 605

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Herb Williams 1,605

Total Games Jerry West 932 Herb Williams 1,102

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Herb Williams .467

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Herb Williams .095

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Herb Williams .696

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Herb Williams 19.9 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Herb Williams 9.1 (1986)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Herb Williams 3.4 (1985)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Herb Williams 0.9 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Herb Williams 2.4 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Herb Williams 2.7

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Herb Williams 1.4

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Herb Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Herb Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Herb Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Herb Williams 153

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Herb Williams 78

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Herb Williams 17

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Herb Williams 10

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Herb Williams 25

Total Games Jerry West 153 Herb Williams 57

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Herb Williams .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Herb Williams .738

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Herb Williams 13.7 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Herb Williams 5.0 (1987)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Herb Williams 1.8 (1987)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Herb Williams 0.6 (1995)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Herb Williams 0.7 (1990)

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.