Steve Patterson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Steve Patterson 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

Steve Patterson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Patterson: 1971-72 to 1975-76
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Patterson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Steve Patterson 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Steve Patterson 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Steve Patterson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Steve Patterson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Patterson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Patterson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Steve Patterson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Steve Patterson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Steve Patterson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Steve Patterson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Patterson 4.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Steve Patterson 4.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Steve Patterson 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Steve Patterson 0.4 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Patterson 0.4 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Patterson 1,552 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Steve Patterson 1,632 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Steve Patterson 443 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Steve Patterson 85 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Steve Patterson 94 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Steve Patterson 350 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Patterson .403 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Steve Patterson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Patterson .594 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Patterson 7.8 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Patterson 8.1 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Steve Patterson 2.2 (1974) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Patterson 0.6 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Patterson 0.8 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Patterson - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Steve Patterson - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Steve Patterson - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Steve Patterson - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Steve Patterson - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Patterson - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Steve Patterson - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Steve Patterson - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Steve Patterson - * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Steve Patterson - * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Steve Patterson 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Patterson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Steve Patterson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Patterson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Patterson - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Patterson - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Steve Patterson - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Steve Patterson - * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Steve Patterson - * 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.