Jerry West vs. Gus Williams Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gus Williams and Jerry West 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

Jerry West

vs.

Gus Williams

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Gus Williams: 1975-76 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Gus Williams 1

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Gus Williams 11

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Gus Williams 10

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Gus Williams 2

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Gus Williams 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Gus Williams 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Gus Williams 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Gus Williams 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Gus Williams 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Gus Williams 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Gus Williams 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 27.0 Gus Williams 17.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Gus Williams 2.7

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Gus Williams 5.6

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Gus Williams 2.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Gus Williams 14,093

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Gus Williams 2,222

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Gus Williams 4,597

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Gus Williams 1,638

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Gus Williams 291

Total Games Jerry West 932 Gus Williams 825

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Gus Williams .461

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Gus Williams .238 *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Gus Williams .756

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Gus Williams 23.4 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Gus Williams 3.4 (1980)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Gus Williams 8.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Gus Williams 2.4 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Gus Williams 0.5 (1978)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Gus Williams 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Gus Williams 3.1

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Gus Williams 4.7

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Gus Williams 1.8

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Gus Williams 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Gus Williams 1,927

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Gus Williams 308

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Gus Williams 469

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Gus Williams 174

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Gus Williams 40

Total Games Jerry West 153 Gus Williams 99

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Gus Williams .476

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Gus Williams .231 *

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Gus Williams .737

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Gus Williams 32.5 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Gus Williams 4.1 (1979)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Gus Williams 11.4 (1984)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Gus Williams 2.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Gus Williams 0.6 (1979)

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. 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.