Yuta Watanabe vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Yuta Watanabe 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

Yuta Watanabe

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yuta Watanabe: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yuta Watanabe 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Yuta Watanabe 6 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Yuta Watanabe 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Yuta Watanabe 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Yuta Watanabe 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Yuta Watanabe 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yuta Watanabe 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Yuta Watanabe 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Yuta Watanabe 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Yuta Watanabe 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Yuta Watanabe 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yuta Watanabe 4.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Yuta Watanabe 2.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Yuta Watanabe 0.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Yuta Watanabe 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Yuta Watanabe 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yuta Watanabe 895 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Yuta Watanabe 497 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Yuta Watanabe 137 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Yuta Watanabe 83 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Yuta Watanabe 61 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Yuta Watanabe 213 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yuta Watanabe .426 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Yuta Watanabe .370 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yuta Watanabe .675 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yuta Watanabe 5.6 (2023) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Yuta Watanabe 3.2 (2021) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Yuta Watanabe 0.8 (2023) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yuta Watanabe 0.5 (2021) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yuta Watanabe 0.4 (2022) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yuta Watanabe 1.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Yuta Watanabe 0.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Yuta Watanabe 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Yuta Watanabe 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Yuta Watanabe 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Yuta Watanabe 7 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Yuta Watanabe 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Yuta Watanabe 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Yuta Watanabe 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Yuta Watanabe 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Yuta Watanabe 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yuta Watanabe .375 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Yuta Watanabe .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yuta Watanabe .000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yuta Watanabe 3.0 (2023) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Yuta Watanabe 1.0 (2023) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Yuta Watanabe 0.0 (2023) 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.