Jerry West vs. Marvin Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Marvin Williams and Jerry West, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Jerry West played 14 years in the NBA, 1 less than Marvin Williams, who played 15. Jerry West had the first of his seasons in 1960-61, while Marvin Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Jerry West 14 13 1960-61 to 1973-74
Marvin Williams 15 7 2005-06 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1960-612005-06
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 79 35.4 17.6 - - 7.7 4.2 - - - 2.7 6.7 16.0 .419 - - - 4.2 6.3 .666
Marvin Williams 79 24.7 8.5 1.5 3.3 4.8 0.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.9 3.0 6.7 .443 0.2 0.7 .245 2.4 3.2 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 12 38.4 22.9 - - 8.7 5.3 - - - 3.3 8.3 16.8 .490 - - - 6.4 8.8 .726
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1961-622006-07
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 75 41.2 30.8 - - 7.9 5.4 - - - 2.3 10.7 23.9 .445 - - - 9.5 12.3 .769
Marvin Williams 64 34.0 13.1 1.3 4.0 5.3 1.9 0.8 0.5 2.0 3.0 4.8 11.0 .433 0.2 0.7 .244 3.4 4.1 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 13 42.8 31.5 - - 6.8 4.4 - - - 2.9 11.1 23.8 .465 - - - 9.3 11.5 .807
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1962-632007-08
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 55 39.3 27.1 - - 7.0 5.6 - - - 2.7 10.2 22.1 .461 - - - 6.7 8.7 .778
Marvin Williams 80 34.6 14.8 1.5 4.2 5.7 1.7 1.0 0.4 1.6 2.8 5.3 11.5 .462 0.0 0.1 .100 4.2 5.1 .822
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 13 41.4 27.8 - - 8.2 4.7 - - - 2.6 11.1 22.0 .503 - - - 5.7 7.7 .740
Marvin Williams 7 28.4 11.4 1.6 2.4 4.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 1.9 3.0 3.4 8.3 .414 0.0 0.0 - 4.6 5.1 .889

Season 4

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1963-642008-09
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 72 40.4 28.7 - - 6.0 5.6 - - - 2.8 10.3 21.2 .484 - - - 8.1 9.8 .832
Marvin Williams 61 34.3 13.9 1.8 4.5 6.3 1.3 0.9 0.6 1.1 2.1 4.7 10.2 .458 0.9 2.5 .355 3.6 4.5 .806
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 5 41.2 31.2 - - 7.2 3.4 - - - 4.0 11.4 23.0 .496 - - - 8.4 10.6 .792
Marvin Williams 6 16.2 5.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.7 4.8 .345 0.2 1.0 .167 1.5 2.2 .692

Season 5

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1964-652009-10
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 74 41.4 31.0 - - 6.0 4.9 - - - 3.0 11.1 22.4 .497 - - - 8.8 10.7 .821
Marvin Williams 81 30.5 10.1 1.3 3.8 5.1 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.9 2.0 3.7 8.2 .455 0.5 1.6 .303 2.2 2.7 .819
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 11 42.7 40.6 - - 5.7 5.3 - - - 3.4 14.1 31.9 .442 - - - 12.5 14.0 .890
Marvin Williams 11 31.4 8.4 2.1 3.6 5.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.8 2.8 7.2 .392 0.1 0.2 .500 2.6 2.9 .906

Season 6

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1965-662010-11
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsHawks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 79 40.7 31.3 - - 7.1 6.1 - - - 3.1 10.4 21.9 .473 - - - 10.6 12.4 .860
Marvin Williams 65 28.7 10.4 1.0 3.8 4.8 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.6 3.8 8.3 .458 0.6 1.7 .336 2.3 2.7 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 14 44.2 34.2 - - 6.3 5.6 - - - 2.9 13.2 25.5 .518 - - - 7.8 8.9 .872
Marvin Williams 12 18.0 4.8 0.8 1.4 2.3 0.5 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.5 1.8 4.7 .393 0.3 0.9 .273 0.8 1.1 .769

Season 7

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1966-672011-12
Team Los Angeles LakersAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Div SemisHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 66 40.5 28.7 - - 5.9 6.8 - - - 2.4 9.8 21.0 .464 - - - 9.1 10.4 .878
Marvin Williams 57 26.3 10.2 1.3 3.8 5.2 1.2 0.8 0.3 0.7 1.5 3.6 8.2 .432 1.0 2.6 .389 2.0 2.6 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 1 1.0 0.0 - - 1.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -
Marvin Williams 6 24.2 7.8 0.8 4.7 5.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.5 2.7 7.5 .356 1.3 2.7 .500 1.2 1.5 .778

Season 8

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1967-682012-13
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 51 37.6 26.3 - - 5.8 6.1 - - - 3.0 9.3 18.2 .514 - - - 7.7 9.5 .811
Marvin Williams 73 23.7 7.2 0.8 2.8 3.6 1.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.7 6.4 .423 0.7 2.3 .325 1.1 1.4 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 15 41.5 30.8 - - 5.4 5.5 - - - 3.1 11.0 20.9 .527 - - - 8.8 11.3 .781
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1968-692013-14
Team Los Angeles LakersUtah Jazz
Honors & Awards Achievement Finals MVP-
Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 61 39.2 25.9 - - 4.3 6.9 - - - 2.6 8.9 19.0 .471 - - - 8.0 9.8 .821
Marvin Williams 66 25.4 9.1 1.2 3.8 5.1 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.3 3.5 8.0 .439 1.3 3.5 .359 0.9 1.1 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 18 42.1 30.9 - - 3.9 7.5 - - - 2.9 10.9 23.5 .463 - - - 9.1 11.3 .804
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1969-702014-15
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Scoring Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 74 42.0 31.2 - - 4.6 7.5 - - - 2.2 11.2 22.6 .497 - - - 8.7 10.6 .824
Marvin Williams 78 26.1 7.4 0.7 4.2 4.9 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.8 1.9 2.7 6.3 .424 1.2 3.4 .358 0.8 1.1 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 18 46.1 31.2 - - 3.7 8.4 - - - 3.1 10.9 23.2 .469 - - - 9.4 11.8 .802
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1970-712015-16
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 69 41.2 26.9 - - 4.6 9.5 - - - 2.6 9.7 19.6 .494 - - - 7.6 9.1 .832
Marvin Williams 81 28.9 11.7 1.6 4.9 6.4 1.4 0.7 1.0 0.8 1.6 4.2 9.2 .452 1.9 4.7 .402 1.5 1.8 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 7 32.6 5.1 1.0 5.9 6.9 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.3 1.6 2.0 7.3 .275 0.9 2.4 .353 0.3 0.6 .500

Season 12

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1971-722016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game NVP-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 77 38.6 25.8 - - 4.2 9.7 - - - 2.7 9.5 20.0 .477 - - - 6.7 8.2 .814
Marvin Williams 76 30.2 11.2 1.2 5.4 6.6 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.8 3.9 9.3 .422 1.6 4.7 .350 1.7 2.0 .873
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 15 40.5 22.9 - - 4.9 8.9 - - - 2.6 8.5 22.7 .376 - - - 5.9 7.1 .830
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1972-732017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 69 35.7 22.8 - - 4.2 8.8 - - - 2.0 9.0 18.7 .479 - - - 4.9 6.1 .805
Marvin Williams 78 25.7 9.5 0.9 3.8 4.7 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.8 1.5 3.3 7.2 .458 1.6 3.9 .413 1.3 1.6 .829
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West 17 37.5 23.6 - - 4.5 7.8 - - - 2.9 8.9 19.8 .449 - - - 5.8 7.5 .780
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season 1973-742018-19
Team Los Angeles LakersCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Marvin Williams 75 28.4 10.1 1.0 4.4 5.4 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.6 2.1 3.7 8.7 .422 1.9 5.1 .366 0.9 1.1 .767
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Marvin Williams ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Jerry West Marvin Williams
Season -2019-20
Team -Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Bucks Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 58 19.5 5.9 0.5 2.6 3.2 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.6 1.8 2.1 4.6 .446 1.0 2.7 .359 0.8 1.0 .860
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jerry West ------- --- ----------
Marvin Williams 10 17.9 5.5 1.3 3.5 4.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.4 2.1 4.7 .447 1.0 2.3 .435 0.3 0.3 1.000