Zach Randolph vs. Jerry West Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jerry West and Zach Randolph, 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.

Zach Randolph played 17 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jerry West, who played 14. Zach Randolph had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Zach Randolph 17 9 2001-02 to 2017-18
Jerry West 14 13 1960-61 to 1973-74

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2001-021960-61
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 41 5.8 2.8 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.7 1.2 2.6 .449 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.7 .667
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 %
Zach Randolph 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jerry West 12 38.4 22.9 - - 8.7 5.3 - - - 3.3 8.3 16.8 .490 - - - 6.4 8.8 .726

Season 2

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2002-031961-62
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 77 16.9 8.4 1.8 2.6 4.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.8 3.4 6.7 .513 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.1 .758
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 %
Zach Randolph 7 29.3 13.9 3.1 5.6 8.7 1.6 0.4 0.3 1.9 2.4 4.6 8.7 .525 0.0 0.0 - 4.7 5.3 .892
Jerry West 13 42.8 31.5 - - 6.8 4.4 - - - 2.9 11.1 23.8 .465 - - - 9.3 11.5 .807

Season 3

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2003-041962-63
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement Most Improved Player-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 81 37.9 20.1 3.0 7.5 10.5 2.0 0.8 0.5 3.0 2.8 8.2 16.9 .485 0.0 0.1 .200 3.7 4.9 .761
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 %
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------
Jerry West 13 41.4 27.8 - - 8.2 4.7 - - - 2.6 11.1 22.0 .503 - - - 5.7 7.7 .740

Season 4

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2004-051963-64
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Zach Randolph 46 34.8 18.9 3.1 6.5 9.6 1.9 0.7 0.4 2.4 2.4 7.2 16.1 .448 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.5 .815
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 %
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------
Jerry West 5 41.2 31.2 - - 7.2 3.4 - - - 4.0 11.4 23.0 .496 - - - 8.4 10.6 .792

Season 5

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2005-061964-65
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 74 34.4 18.0 2.6 5.4 8.0 1.9 0.8 0.2 2.2 2.5 7.2 16.6 .436 0.2 0.7 .291 3.3 4.6 .714
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 %
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------
Jerry West 11 42.7 40.6 - - 5.7 5.3 - - - 3.4 14.1 31.9 .442 - - - 12.5 14.0 .890

Season 6

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2006-071965-66
Team Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 68 35.7 23.6 2.9 7.2 10.1 2.2 0.8 0.2 3.2 2.7 8.8 18.9 .467 0.2 0.7 .292 5.8 7.1 .819
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 %
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------
Jerry West 14 44.2 34.2 - - 6.3 5.6 - - - 2.9 13.2 25.5 .518 - - - 7.8 8.9 .872

Season 7

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2007-081966-67
Team New York KnicksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Div 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 %
Zach Randolph 69 32.5 17.6 2.7 7.6 10.3 2.0 0.9 0.2 2.7 2.8 7.0 15.3 .459 0.3 1.2 .275 3.2 4.2 .772
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 %
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------
Jerry West 1 1.0 0.0 - - 1.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 8

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2008-091967-68
Team New York Knicks, Los Angeles ClippersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 50 35.1 20.8 3.1 6.9 10.1 2.1 0.9 0.3 2.3 2.7 8.3 17.5 .475 0.6 1.9 .330 3.6 4.9 .734
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 %
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------
Jerry West 15 41.5 30.8 - - 5.4 5.5 - - - 3.1 11.0 20.9 .527 - - - 8.8 11.3 .781

Season 9

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2009-101968-69
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Finals MVP
-Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 81 37.7 20.8 4.1 7.7 11.7 1.8 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.8 8.0 16.5 .488 0.2 0.6 .288 4.5 5.7 .778
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 %
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------
Jerry West 18 42.1 30.9 - - 3.9 7.5 - - - 2.9 10.9 23.5 .463 - - - 9.1 11.3 .804

Season 10

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2010-111969-70
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 75 36.3 20.1 4.3 7.8 12.2 2.2 0.8 0.3 2.0 2.3 8.0 15.8 .503 0.1 0.6 .186 4.0 5.3 .758
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 %
Zach Randolph 13 39.6 22.2 3.3 7.5 10.8 2.4 1.1 0.8 2.1 3.5 7.7 17.2 .446 0.2 0.6 .250 6.7 8.2 .821
Jerry West 18 46.1 31.2 - - 3.7 8.4 - - - 3.1 10.9 23.2 .469 - - - 9.4 11.8 .802

Season 11

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2011-121970-71
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 28 26.3 11.6 2.8 5.3 8.0 1.7 0.8 0.1 1.4 2.0 4.7 10.2 .463 0.1 0.3 .250 2.1 3.1 .659
Jerry West 69 41.2 26.9 - - 4.6 9.5 - - - 2.6 9.7 19.6 .494 - - - 7.6 9.1 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 7 35.4 13.7 3.9 6.0 9.9 0.9 1.0 0.6 1.6 3.6 5.3 12.6 .420 0.0 0.6 .000 3.1 5.0 .629
Jerry West ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2012-131971-72
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Assists Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
-Achievement All-Star Game NVP
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf FinalsNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 76 34.3 15.4 4.1 7.2 11.2 1.4 0.8 0.4 2.0 2.4 6.2 13.5 .460 0.0 0.3 .087 3.0 3.9 .750
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 %
Zach Randolph 15 36.9 17.4 3.9 6.1 10.0 1.6 0.7 0.5 2.1 3.5 6.6 14.3 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 6.3 .670
Jerry West 15 40.5 22.9 - - 4.9 8.9 - - - 2.6 8.5 22.7 .376 - - - 5.9 7.1 .830

Season 13

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2013-141972-73
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st RdLakers Lost NBA Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 79 34.2 17.4 3.4 6.7 10.1 2.5 0.7 0.3 2.3 2.7 7.1 15.2 .467 0.0 0.3 .100 3.2 4.3 .742
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 %
Zach Randolph 6 39.0 18.2 2.8 5.8 8.7 2.3 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.2 7.0 17.3 .404 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 6.8 .610
Jerry West 17 37.5 23.6 - - 4.5 7.8 - - - 2.9 8.9 19.8 .449 - - - 5.8 7.5 .780

Season 14

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2014-151973-74
Team Memphis GrizzliesLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf SemisLakers Lost West 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 %
Zach Randolph 71 32.5 16.1 3.2 7.4 10.5 2.2 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.5 6.4 13.1 .487 0.1 0.3 .350 3.2 4.2 .765
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 %
Zach Randolph 11 34.7 15.6 2.9 5.5 8.5 2.1 0.5 0.0 2.1 3.4 6.5 15.3 .423 0.1 0.5 .200 2.6 3.0 .879
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 -

Season 15

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2015-16-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West 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 %
Zach Randolph 68 29.6 15.3 2.6 5.1 7.8 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.5 2.1 6.3 13.3 .475 0.1 0.4 .231 2.5 3.2 .796
Jerry West ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 4 30.0 13.0 3.8 5.0 8.8 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.8 2.5 5.8 15.5 .371 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.8 .857
Jerry West ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2016-17-
Team Memphis Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West 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 %
Zach Randolph 73 24.5 14.1 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.9 5.9 13.2 .449 0.3 1.3 .223 1.9 2.6 .731
Jerry West ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph 6 31.8 13.2 1.5 6.7 8.2 0.7 0.8 0.3 1.2 2.3 5.8 13.8 .422 0.2 1.2 .143 1.3 1.8 .727
Jerry West ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Zach Randolph Jerry West
Season 2017-18-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did 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 %
Zach Randolph 59 25.6 14.5 1.6 5.1 6.7 2.2 0.7 0.2 2.0 2.0 6.1 12.9 .473 0.9 2.5 .347 1.4 1.8 .785
Jerry West ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Zach Randolph ------- --- ----------
Jerry West ------- --- ----------