Patrick McCaw vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Patrick McCaw 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

Patrick McCaw

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Patrick McCaw: 2016-17 to 2020-21
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Patrick McCaw 3 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Patrick McCaw 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Patrick McCaw 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Patrick McCaw 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Patrick McCaw 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Patrick McCaw 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Patrick McCaw 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Patrick McCaw 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Patrick McCaw 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Patrick McCaw 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Patrick McCaw 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick McCaw 3.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Patrick McCaw 1.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Patrick McCaw 1.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Patrick McCaw 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Patrick McCaw 0.2 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick McCaw 760 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Patrick McCaw 319 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Patrick McCaw 270 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Patrick McCaw 139 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Patrick McCaw 31 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Patrick McCaw 199 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick McCaw .420 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Patrick McCaw .305 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick McCaw .785 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick McCaw 4.6 (2020) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick McCaw 2.3 (2020) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Patrick McCaw 2.1 (2020) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Patrick McCaw 1.1 (2020) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Patrick McCaw 0.2 (2017) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Patrick McCaw 2.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Patrick McCaw 1.2 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Patrick McCaw 0.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Patrick McCaw 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Patrick McCaw 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Patrick McCaw 70 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Patrick McCaw 39 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Patrick McCaw 20 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Patrick McCaw 13 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Patrick McCaw 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Patrick McCaw 32 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Patrick McCaw .418 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Patrick McCaw .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Patrick McCaw .882 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Patrick McCaw 4.1 (2017) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Patrick McCaw 2.2 (2017) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Patrick McCaw 1.1 (2017) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Patrick McCaw 0.6 (2017) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Patrick McCaw 0.2 (2017) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

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.