Jerry West vs. Jayson Williams Comparison
Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson 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
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NBA Timeline: |
1946-47
2023-24
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Jerry West:
1960-61 to 1973-74
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Jayson Williams:
1990-91 to 1998-99
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Honors and Awards |
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| Jerry West | 1 |
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| Jayson Williams | 0 | |
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| Jerry West | 1 |
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| Jayson Williams | 0 | |
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| Jerry West | 1 |
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| Jayson Williams | 0 | |
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* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. |
NBA Regular Season Stats |
Stats Per Game |
| Jerry West |
27.0 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
7.3 | | |
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| Jerry West |
5.8 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
7.5 | | |
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| Jerry West |
6.7 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
0.6 | | |
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| Jerry West |
2.6 | | 
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| Jayson Williams |
0.4 | | |
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| Jerry West |
0.7 | |
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| Jayson Williams |
0.6 | | |
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Totals Stats |
| Jerry West |
25,192 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
3,472 | | |
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| Jerry West |
5,366 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
3,584 | | |
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| Jerry West |
6,238 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
287 | | |
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| Jerry West |
81 | | 
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| Jayson Williams |
204 | | |
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| Jerry West |
23 | |
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| Jayson Williams |
301 | | |
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| Jerry West |
932 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
475 | | |
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Percentages |
| Jerry West |
.474 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
.440 | | |
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| Jerry West |
- | |
n/a ** |
| Jayson Williams |
.125 | | |
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| Jerry West |
.814 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
.606 | | |
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Best Season (no game minimum) |
| Jerry West |
31.3 | | (1966) | |
| Jayson Williams |
13.4 | | (1997) | |
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| Jerry West |
7.9 | | (1962) | |
| Jayson Williams |
13.6 | | (1998) | |
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| Jerry West |
9.7 | | (1972) | |
| Jayson Williams |
1.2 | | (1997) | |
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| Jerry West |
2.6 | | (1974) |
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| Jayson Williams |
0.8 | | (1999) | |
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| Jerry West |
0.7 | | (1974) |
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| Jayson Williams |
2.0 | | (1999) | |
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NBA Playoffs Stats |
Stats Per Game |
| Jerry West |
29.1 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
3.3 | | |
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| Jerry West |
5.6 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
5.4 | | |
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| Jerry West |
6.3 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
0.6 | | |
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| Jerry West |
0.0 | |
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| Jayson Williams |
0.2 | | |
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| Jerry West |
0.0 | |
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| Jayson Williams |
0.3 | | |
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Totals Stats |
| Jerry West |
4,457 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
30 | | |
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| Jerry West |
855 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
49 | | |
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| Jerry West |
970 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
5 | | |
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| Jerry West |
0 | |
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| Jayson Williams |
2 | | |
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| Jerry West |
0 | |
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| Jayson Williams |
3 | | |
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| Jerry West |
153 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
9 | | |
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Percentages |
| Jerry West |
.469 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
.448 | | |
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| Jerry West |
- | |
n/a ** |
| Jayson Williams |
- | | |
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| Jerry West |
.805 | | |
| Jayson Williams |
.500 | | |
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Best Playoffs (no game minimum) |
| Jerry West |
40.6 | | (1965) | |
| Jayson Williams |
7.0 | | (1998) | |
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| Jerry West |
8.7 | | (1961) | |
| Jayson Williams |
14.0 | | (1998) | |
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| Jerry West |
8.9 | | (1972) | |
| Jayson Williams |
1.7 | | (1998) | |
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| Jerry West |
0.0 | | (1974) |
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| Jayson Williams |
0.7 | | (1998) | |
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| Jerry West |
0.0 | | (1974) |
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| Jayson Williams |
1.0 | | (1998) | |
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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. |
