Ty Lawson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ty Lawson 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

Ty Lawson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ty Lawson: 2009-10 to 2017-18
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ty Lawson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ty Lawson 9 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ty Lawson 6 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ty Lawson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ty Lawson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ty Lawson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ty Lawson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ty Lawson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ty Lawson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ty Lawson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ty Lawson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ty Lawson 12.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ty Lawson 2.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ty Lawson 6.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ty Lawson 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ty Lawson 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ty Lawson 6,977 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ty Lawson 1,506 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ty Lawson 3,316 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ty Lawson 636 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ty Lawson 52 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ty Lawson 551 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ty Lawson .460 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ty Lawson .359 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ty Lawson .770 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ty Lawson 17.6 (2014) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ty Lawson 3.7 (2012) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ty Lawson 9.6 (2015) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ty Lawson 1.6 (2014) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ty Lawson 0.2 (2014) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ty Lawson 12.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ty Lawson 2.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ty Lawson 4.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ty Lawson 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ty Lawson 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ty Lawson 431 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ty Lawson 83 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ty Lawson 150 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ty Lawson 34 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ty Lawson 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ty Lawson 36 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ty Lawson .458 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ty Lawson .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ty Lawson .792 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ty Lawson 21.3 (2013) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ty Lawson 3.4 (2011) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ty Lawson 8.0 (2013) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ty Lawson 1.7 (2013) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ty Lawson 0.2 (2011) 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.