Richard Washington vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Richard Washington 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

Richard Washington

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Washington: 1976-77 to 1981-82
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Washington 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Richard Washington 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Richard Washington 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Richard Washington 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Richard Washington 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Richard Washington 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Richard Washington 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Richard Washington 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Richard Washington 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Richard Washington 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Richard Washington 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Washington 9.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Richard Washington 6.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Richard Washington 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Richard Washington 0.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Washington 0.8 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Washington 3,456 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Richard Washington 2,204 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Richard Washington 409 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Richard Washington 224 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Richard Washington 277 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Richard Washington 351 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Washington .453 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Richard Washington .250 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Washington .711 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Washington 13.0 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Washington 8.5 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Richard Washington 1.6 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Richard Washington 0.9 (1978) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Washington 1.1 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Washington 6.8 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Richard Washington 3.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Richard Washington 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Richard Washington 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Richard Washington 0.8 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Washington 75 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Richard Washington 33 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Richard Washington 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Richard Washington 5 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Richard Washington 9 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Richard Washington 11 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Washington .537 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Richard Washington - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Richard Washington .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Washington 7.3 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Washington 3.3 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Richard Washington 0.4 (1980) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Richard Washington 0.6 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Richard Washington 1.1 (1980) 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.