Tom Patterson vs. Jerry West Comparison

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

Tom Patterson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Patterson: 1972-73 to 1973-74
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Patterson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Patterson 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Patterson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Patterson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Patterson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Patterson 0 Jerry West 10

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Tom Patterson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom 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 Tom Patterson 2.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 56 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 24 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Patterson 5 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Patterson 25 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson .420 Jerry West .474

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson .778 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 2.4 (1973) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 1.0 (1974) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Patterson - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Patterson - * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Patterson 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Patterson 0 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Patterson 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Patterson 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Patterson 0 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Patterson 1 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Patterson - Jerry West .469

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Patterson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Patterson 0.0 (1973) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Tom 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.