Raymond Townsend vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Raymond Townsend 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

Raymond Townsend

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Raymond Townsend: 1978-79 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Raymond Townsend 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Raymond Townsend 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Raymond Townsend 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Raymond Townsend 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Raymond Townsend 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Raymond Townsend 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Raymond Townsend 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Raymond Townsend 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Raymond Townsend 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Raymond Townsend 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Raymond Townsend 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Raymond Townsend 4.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Raymond Townsend 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Raymond Townsend 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Raymond Townsend 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Raymond Townsend 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Raymond Townsend 745 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Raymond Townsend 157 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Raymond Townsend 217 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Raymond Townsend 90 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Raymond Townsend 10 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Raymond Townsend 154 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Raymond Townsend .411 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Raymond Townsend .171 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Raymond Townsend .703 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Raymond Townsend 5.4 (1980) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Raymond Townsend 1.2 (1980) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Raymond Townsend 1.5 (1980) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Raymond Townsend 0.8 (1980) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Raymond Townsend 0.1 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Raymond Townsend 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Raymond Townsend - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Raymond Townsend - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Raymond Townsend - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Raymond Townsend - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Raymond Townsend - 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. 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.