William Avery vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and William Avery 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

William Avery

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
William Avery: 1999-00 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships William Avery 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons William Avery 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played William Avery 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games William Avery 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP William Avery 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team William Avery 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) William Avery 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team William Avery 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) William Avery 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader William Avery 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader William Avery 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Avery 2.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points William Avery 379 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds William Avery 93 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists William Avery 199 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals William Avery 34 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks William Avery 6 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games William Avery 142 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Avery .330 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage William Avery .255 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage William Avery .714 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Avery 2.8 (2001) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.9 (2002) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.5 (2000) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.3 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.1 (2001) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game William Avery 3.5 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points William Avery 7 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds William Avery 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists William Avery 2 Jerry West 970

Total Steals William Avery 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks William Avery 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games William Avery 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage William Avery .500 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage William Avery .500 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage William Avery - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game William Avery 3.5 (2001) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game William Avery 0.5 (2001) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game William Avery 1.0 (2001) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game William Avery 0.0 (2001) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game William Avery 0.5 (2001) 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.