Anderson Varejao vs. Jerry West Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry West and Anderson Varejao, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Anderson Varejao and Jerry West both played 14 years in the NBA. Anderson Varejao had the first of his seasons in 2004-05, while Jerry West had his rookie season in 1960-61. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Anderson Varejao |
14 |
6 |
2004-05 to 2020-21 |
Jerry West |
14 |
13 |
1960-61 to 1973-74 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
54 |
16.0 |
4.9 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
3.6 |
.513 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
.535 |
Jerry West |
79 |
35.4 |
17.6 |
- |
- |
7.7 |
4.2 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
6.7 |
16.0 |
.419 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
6.3 |
.666 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
12 |
38.4 |
22.9 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
8.3 |
16.8 |
.490 |
- |
- |
- |
6.4 |
8.8 |
.726 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
48 |
15.8 |
4.6 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
.527 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
.513 |
Jerry West |
75 |
41.2 |
30.8 |
- |
- |
7.9 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
10.7 |
23.9 |
.445 |
- |
- |
- |
9.5 |
12.3 |
.769 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
13 |
18.3 |
6.8 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
.620 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
2.8 |
.703 |
Jerry West |
13 |
42.8 |
31.5 |
- |
- |
6.8 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
11.1 |
23.8 |
.465 |
- |
- |
- |
9.3 |
11.5 |
.807 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
81 |
23.9 |
6.8 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
6.7 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
5.0 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
.616 |
Jerry West |
55 |
39.3 |
27.1 |
- |
- |
7.0 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
10.2 |
22.1 |
.461 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.7 |
.778 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
20 |
22.4 |
6.0 |
2.3 |
3.7 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
4.5 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
.563 |
Jerry West |
13 |
41.4 |
27.8 |
- |
- |
8.2 |
4.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
11.1 |
22.0 |
.503 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
7.7 |
.740 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
48 |
27.5 |
6.7 |
2.8 |
5.5 |
8.3 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
6.1 |
.461 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
.598 |
Jerry West |
72 |
40.4 |
28.7 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
10.3 |
21.2 |
.484 |
- |
- |
- |
8.1 |
9.8 |
.832 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
13 |
18.5 |
4.1 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
1.7 |
4.2 |
.407 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.429 |
Jerry West |
5 |
41.2 |
31.2 |
- |
- |
7.2 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
11.4 |
23.0 |
.496 |
- |
- |
- |
8.4 |
10.6 |
.792 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
81 |
28.5 |
8.6 |
2.0 |
5.1 |
7.2 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
6.2 |
.536 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
.616 |
Jerry West |
74 |
41.4 |
31.0 |
- |
- |
6.0 |
4.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
11.1 |
22.4 |
.497 |
- |
- |
- |
8.8 |
10.7 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
14 |
30.0 |
6.9 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
6.4 |
0.6 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
5.9 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.682 |
Jerry West |
11 |
42.7 |
40.6 |
- |
- |
5.7 |
5.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
14.1 |
31.9 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
12.5 |
14.0 |
.890 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
76 |
28.5 |
8.6 |
2.5 |
5.1 |
7.6 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
6.1 |
.572 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.200 |
1.5 |
2.3 |
.663 |
Jerry West |
79 |
40.7 |
31.3 |
- |
- |
7.1 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
10.4 |
21.9 |
.473 |
- |
- |
- |
10.6 |
12.4 |
.860 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
11 |
23.2 |
5.7 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
4.4 |
.417 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
.742 |
Jerry West |
14 |
44.2 |
34.2 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
13.2 |
25.5 |
.518 |
- |
- |
- |
7.8 |
8.9 |
.872 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
31 |
32.1 |
9.1 |
3.2 |
6.5 |
9.7 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
7.0 |
.528 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
.667 |
Jerry West |
66 |
40.5 |
28.7 |
- |
- |
5.9 |
6.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
9.8 |
21.0 |
.464 |
- |
- |
- |
9.1 |
10.4 |
.878 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
1 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
1.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
25 |
31.4 |
10.8 |
4.4 |
7.1 |
11.5 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
4.6 |
8.9 |
.514 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
.672 |
Jerry West |
51 |
37.6 |
26.3 |
- |
- |
5.8 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
9.3 |
18.2 |
.514 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
9.5 |
.811 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
15 |
41.5 |
30.8 |
- |
- |
5.4 |
5.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
11.0 |
20.9 |
.527 |
- |
- |
- |
8.8 |
11.3 |
.781 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
25 |
36.0 |
14.1 |
5.5 |
8.9 |
14.4 |
3.4 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
11.6 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.1 |
4.1 |
.755 |
Jerry West |
61 |
39.2 |
25.9 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
6.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
8.9 |
19.0 |
.471 |
- |
- |
- |
8.0 |
9.8 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
18 |
42.1 |
30.9 |
- |
- |
3.9 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
10.9 |
23.5 |
.463 |
- |
- |
- |
9.1 |
11.3 |
.804 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
65 |
27.7 |
8.4 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
9.7 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
7.1 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
.681 |
Jerry West |
74 |
42.0 |
31.2 |
- |
- |
4.6 |
7.5 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
11.2 |
22.6 |
.497 |
- |
- |
- |
8.7 |
10.6 |
.824 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
18 |
46.1 |
31.2 |
- |
- |
3.7 |
8.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
10.9 |
23.2 |
.469 |
- |
- |
- |
9.4 |
11.8 |
.802 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
53 |
9.4 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
.427 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
.640 |
Jerry West |
77 |
38.6 |
25.8 |
- |
- |
4.2 |
9.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
9.5 |
20.0 |
.477 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.2 |
.814 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
17 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.357 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
1.1 |
.526 |
Jerry West |
15 |
40.5 |
22.9 |
- |
- |
4.9 |
8.9 |
- |
- |
- |
2.6 |
8.5 |
22.7 |
.376 |
- |
- |
- |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.830 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
14 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.357 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.727 |
Jerry West |
69 |
35.7 |
22.8 |
- |
- |
4.2 |
8.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
9.0 |
18.7 |
.479 |
- |
- |
- |
4.9 |
6.1 |
.805 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
17 |
37.5 |
23.6 |
- |
- |
4.5 |
7.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.9 |
8.9 |
19.8 |
.449 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.5 |
.780 |
Note: Anderson Varejao didn't play in 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
5 |
7.2 |
2.6 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
3.2 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
.556 |
Jerry West |
31 |
31.2 |
20.3 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
3.7 |
6.6 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
- |
2.6 |
7.5 |
16.7 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
5.3 |
6.4 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Anderson Varejao |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jerry West |
1 |
14.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.0 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
.222 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |