Paul Watson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Paul Watson 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

Paul Watson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Watson: 2019-20 to 2021-22
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Watson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Paul Watson 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Paul Watson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Paul Watson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Watson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Paul Watson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Watson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Watson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Watson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Paul Watson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Paul Watson 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Watson 3.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Watson 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Paul Watson 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Paul Watson 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Watson 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Watson 173 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Paul Watson 89 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Paul Watson 33 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Paul Watson 13 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Paul Watson 7 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Paul Watson 46 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Watson .420 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Paul Watson .392 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Watson .684 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Watson 4.1 (2021) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Watson 3.0 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Paul Watson 0.9 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Watson 0.4 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Watson 0.3 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Watson 1.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Paul Watson 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Paul Watson 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Paul Watson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Watson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Watson 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Paul Watson 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Paul Watson 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Paul Watson 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Paul Watson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Paul Watson 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Watson .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Paul Watson - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Watson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Watson 1.0 (2020) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Watson 0.0 (2020) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Paul Watson 0.5 (2020) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Watson 0.5 (2020) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Watson 0.0 (2020) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.