Ruben Patterson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ruben Patterson 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

Ruben Patterson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ruben Patterson: 1998-99 to 2007-08
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ruben Patterson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ruben Patterson 10 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ruben Patterson 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ruben Patterson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ruben Patterson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ruben Patterson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ruben Patterson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ruben Patterson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ruben Patterson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ruben Patterson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ruben Patterson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 10.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 4.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.4 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ruben Patterson 6,953 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ruben Patterson 2,697 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ruben Patterson 1,150 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ruben Patterson 751 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ruben Patterson 249 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ruben Patterson 649 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ruben Patterson .517 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ruben Patterson .179 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ruben Patterson .641 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 14.7 (2007) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 5.4 (2007) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 2.9 (2007) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.5 (2005) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.6 (2001) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 6.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 2.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.8 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ruben Patterson 147 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ruben Patterson 54 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ruben Patterson 17 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ruben Patterson 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ruben Patterson 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ruben Patterson 22 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ruben Patterson .477 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ruben Patterson .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ruben Patterson .719 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ruben Patterson 10.0 (2003) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ruben Patterson 3.7 (2003) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.6 (2003) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ruben Patterson 1.0 (2002) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ruben Patterson 0.4 (2000) 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.