Jerry West vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy 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.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * James Worthy 1

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 James Worthy 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 James Worthy 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * James Worthy 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 James Worthy 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 James Worthy 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 James Worthy 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 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * James Worthy 624

Total Games Jerry West 932 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Jerry West 970 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * James Worthy 96

Total Games Jerry West 153 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * James Worthy 1.2 (1987)

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.