Jerry West vs. Sam Williams Comparison

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

Sam Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Sam Williams: 1981-82 to 1984-85

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Sam Williams 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Sam Williams 4

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Sam Williams 2

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Sam Williams 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Sam Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Sam Williams 0

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Sam Williams 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Sam 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 Sam Williams 6.3

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Sam Williams 4.5

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Sam Williams 0.6

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Sam Williams 0.8

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Sam Williams 1.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Sam Williams 1,628

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Sam Williams 1,146

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Sam Williams 156

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Sam Williams 210

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Sam Williams 297

Total Games Jerry West 932 Sam Williams 257

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Sam Williams .500

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Sam Williams .000

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Sam Williams .653

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Sam Williams 8.4 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Sam Williams 5.2 (1983)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Sam Williams 0.8 (1984)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Sam Williams 0.9 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Sam Williams 1.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Sam Williams 1.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Sam Williams 2.0

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Sam Williams 0.3

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Sam Williams 0.2

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Sam Williams 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Sam Williams 10

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Sam Williams 18

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Sam Williams 3

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Sam Williams 2

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Sam Williams 6

Total Games Jerry West 153 Sam Williams 9

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Sam Williams .214

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

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Sam Williams .333

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Sam Williams 1.3 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Sam Williams 2.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Sam Williams 0.8 (1984)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Sam Williams 0.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Sam Williams 1.5 (1984)

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.