Pearl Washington vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Pearl Washington 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

Pearl Washington

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pearl Washington: 1986-87 to 1988-89
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pearl Washington 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Pearl Washington 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Pearl Washington 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Pearl Washington 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Pearl Washington 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Pearl Washington 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pearl Washington 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Pearl Washington 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pearl Washington 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Pearl Washington 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Pearl Washington 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pearl Washington 8.6 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Pearl Washington 1.9 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Pearl Washington 3.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Pearl Washington 1.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Pearl Washington 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pearl Washington 1,660 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Pearl Washington 370 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Pearl Washington 733 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Pearl Washington 256 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Pearl Washington 15 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Pearl Washington 194 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pearl Washington .452 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Pearl Washington .184 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pearl Washington .746 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pearl Washington 9.3 (1988) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Pearl Washington 2.3 (1989) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Pearl Washington 4.2 (1989) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pearl Washington 1.4 (1989) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pearl Washington 0.1 (1987) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pearl Washington - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Pearl Washington - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Pearl Washington - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Pearl Washington - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Pearl Washington - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Pearl Washington - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Pearl Washington - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Pearl Washington - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Pearl Washington - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Pearl Washington - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Pearl Washington 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pearl Washington - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Pearl Washington - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Pearl Washington - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pearl Washington - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Pearl Washington - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Pearl Washington - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Pearl Washington - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Pearl Washington - 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.