Jerry West
PG · Los Angeles Lakers
Seasons 1960-61–1973-74 · 14 on record · Ht 6-3 · b. 1938
★ Hall of Fame★ Finals MVP★ Scoring champion14× All-Star12× All-NBA5× All-Defense
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Player info
| Nickname | The Logo |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #44 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Height | 6-3 |
| Weight | 175 lb |
| Born | 1938-05-28 |
| College | West Virginia |
| Drafted | 1960 · Round 1, Pick 2 · Los Angeles Lakers |
| Seasons | 1960-61–1973-74 (14) |
Career averages
27.0 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 6.7 APG · 932 games · .474 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | LAL | 22 | 79 | 35.4 | .419 | — | .666 | 7.7 | 4.2 | — | — | 17.6 | 16.0 | .468 |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 23 | 75 | 41.2 | .445 | — | .769 | 7.9 | 5.4 | — | — | 30.8 | 22.9 | .524 |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 24 | 55 | 39.3 | .461 | — | .778 | 7.0 | 5.6 | — | — | 27.1 | 21.9 | .523 |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 25 | 72 | 40.4 | .484 | — | .832 | 6.0 | 5.6 | — | — | 28.7 | 24.2 | .562 |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 26 | 74 | 41.4 | .497 | — | .821 | 6.0 | 4.9 | — | — | 31.0 | 25.0 | .572 |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 27 | 79 | 40.7 | .473 | — | .860 | 7.1 | 6.1 | — | — | 31.3 | 24.6 | .573 |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 28 | 66 | 40.5 | .464 | — | .878 | 5.9 | 6.8 | — | — | 28.7 | 22.7 | .559 |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 29 | 51 | 37.6 | .514 | — | .811 | 5.8 | 6.1 | — | — | 26.3 | 23.2 | .590 |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 30 | 61 | 39.2 | .471 | — | .821 | 4.3 | 6.9 | — | — | 25.9 | 22.3 | .557 |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 31 | 74 | 42.0 | .497 | — | .824 | 4.6 | 7.5 | — | — | 31.2 | 24.6 | .572 |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 32 | 69 | 41.2 | .494 | — | .832 | 4.6 | 9.5 | — | — | 26.9 | 23.5 | .571 |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 33 | 77 | 38.6 | .477 | — | .814 | 4.2 | 9.7 | — | — | 25.8 | 23.1 | .546 |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 34 | 69 | 35.7 | .479 | — | .805 | 4.2 | 8.8 | — | — | 22.8 | 23.2 | .533 |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 35 | 31 | 31.2 | .447 | — | .833 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 20.3 | 22.4 | .519 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | LAL | 79 | — | 2,797 | 529 | 1,264 | .419 | — | — | 331 | 497 | 611 | 333 | — | — | — | 1,389 |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 75 | — | 3,087 | 799 | 1,795 | .445 | — | — | 712 | 926 | 591 | 402 | — | — | — | 2,310 |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 55 | — | 2,163 | 559 | 1,213 | .461 | — | — | 371 | 477 | 384 | 307 | — | — | — | 1,489 |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 72 | — | 2,906 | 740 | 1,529 | .484 | — | — | 584 | 702 | 433 | 403 | — | — | — | 2,064 |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 74 | — | 3,066 | 822 | 1,655 | .497 | — | — | 648 | 789 | 447 | 364 | — | — | — | 2,292 |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 79 | — | 3,218 | 818 | 1,731 | .473 | — | — | 840 | 977 | 562 | 480 | — | — | — | 2,476 |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 66 | — | 2,670 | 645 | 1,389 | .464 | — | — | 602 | 686 | 392 | 447 | — | — | — | 1,892 |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 51 | — | 1,919 | 476 | 926 | .514 | — | — | 391 | 482 | 294 | 310 | — | — | — | 1,343 |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 61 | — | 2,394 | 545 | 1,156 | .471 | — | — | 490 | 597 | 262 | 423 | — | — | — | 1,580 |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 74 | — | 3,106 | 831 | 1,673 | .497 | — | — | 647 | 785 | 338 | 554 | — | — | — | 2,309 |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 69 | — | 2,845 | 667 | 1,351 | .494 | — | — | 525 | 631 | 320 | 655 | — | — | — | 1,859 |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 77 | — | 2,973 | 735 | 1,540 | .477 | — | — | 515 | 633 | 327 | 747 | — | — | — | 1,985 |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 69 | — | 2,460 | 618 | 1,291 | .479 | — | — | 339 | 421 | 289 | 607 | — | — | — | 1,575 |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 31 | — | 967 | 232 | 519 | .447 | — | — | 165 | 198 | 116 | 206 | 81 | 23 | — | 629 |
| Career | 932 | — | — | 9,016 | 19,032 | .474 | 0 | 0 | 7160 | 8801 | 5366 | 6238 | 81 | 23 | 0 | 25,192 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | LAL | 79 | 35.4 | 6.8 | 16.3 | .419 | — | — | 4.3 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 17.9 |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 75 | 41.2 | 9.3 | 20.9 | .445 | — | — | 8.3 | 10.8 | 6.9 | 4.7 | — | — | — | 26.9 |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 55 | 39.3 | 9.3 | 20.2 | .461 | — | — | 6.2 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 5.1 | — | — | — | 24.8 |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 72 | 40.4 | 9.2 | 18.9 | .484 | — | — | 7.2 | 8.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 25.6 |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 74 | 41.4 | 9.7 | 19.4 | .497 | — | — | 7.6 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | — | — | — | 26.9 |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 79 | 40.7 | 9.2 | 19.4 | .473 | — | — | 9.4 | 10.9 | 6.3 | 5.4 | — | — | — | 27.7 |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 66 | 40.5 | 8.7 | 18.7 | .464 | — | — | 8.1 | 9.2 | 5.3 | 6.0 | — | — | — | 25.5 |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 51 | 37.6 | 8.9 | 17.4 | .514 | — | — | 7.3 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | — | — | — | 25.2 |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 61 | 39.2 | 8.2 | 17.4 | .471 | — | — | 7.4 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 6.4 | — | — | — | 23.8 |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 74 | 42.0 | 9.6 | 19.4 | .497 | — | — | 7.5 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 6.4 | — | — | — | 26.8 |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 69 | 41.2 | 8.4 | 17.1 | .494 | — | — | 6.6 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 8.3 | — | — | — | 23.5 |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 77 | 38.6 | 8.9 | 18.6 | .477 | — | — | 6.2 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 9.0 | — | — | — | 24.0 |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 69 | 35.7 | 9.0 | 18.9 | .479 | — | — | 5.0 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 8.9 | — | — | — | 23.0 |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 31 | 31.2 | 8.6 | 19.3 | .447 | — | — | 6.1 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | — | 23.4 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | LAL | 79 | 2,797 | 16.0 | .468 | — | 3.1 | 3.5 | 6.6 | .113 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 75 | 3,087 | 22.9 | .524 | — | 9.8 | 3.1 | 12.9 | .201 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 55 | 2,163 | 21.9 | .523 | — | 5.5 | 2.6 | 8.1 | .180 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 72 | 2,906 | 24.2 | .562 | — | 12.2 | 1.8 | 14.0 | .232 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 74 | 3,066 | 25.0 | .572 | — | 14.8 | 1.9 | 16.7 | .261 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 79 | 3,218 | 24.6 | .573 | — | 14.4 | 2.7 | 17.1 | .256 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 66 | 2,670 | 22.7 | .559 | — | 9.4 | 2.3 | 11.7 | .210 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 51 | 1,919 | 23.2 | .590 | — | 8.0 | 1.6 | 9.6 | .241 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 61 | 2,394 | 22.3 | .557 | — | 8.6 | 2.1 | 10.8 | .216 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 74 | 3,106 | 24.6 | .572 | — | 11.5 | 3.7 | 15.2 | .234 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 69 | 2,845 | 23.5 | .571 | — | 10.2 | 2.5 | 12.8 | .215 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 77 | 2,973 | 23.1 | .546 | — | 8.4 | 4.9 | 13.3 | .216 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 69 | 2,460 | 23.2 | .533 | — | 6.7 | 3.8 | 10.6 | .206 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 31 | 967 | 22.4 | .519 | — | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | .159 | +3.3 | +1.4 | +4.7 | +1.6 |
| Career | 932 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162.6 | — | — | — | — | +1.6 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | 12 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .596 | — | .647 |
| 1961-62 | 13 | 24.2 | 31.3 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .465 | — | .541 |
| 1962-63 | 13 | 41.4 | 27.8 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .503 | — | .540 |
| 1963-64 | 5 | 41.2 | 31.2 | 7.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .496 | — | .564 |
| 1964-65 | 11 | 19.1 | 40.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .442 | — | .534 |
| 1965-66 | 14 | 44.2 | 34.2 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .518 | — | .581 |
| 1966-67 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | 15 | 22.9 | 30.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .527 | — | .596 |
| 1968-69 | 18 | 42.1 | 30.9 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .463 | — | .542 |
| 1969-70 | 18 | 46.1 | 31.2 | 3.7 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .469 | — | .550 |
| 1971-72 | 15 | 40.5 | 22.9 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .376 | — | .445 |
| 1972-73 | 17 | 37.5 | 23.6 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .449 | — | .512 |
| 1973-74 | 1 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .222 | — | .222 |
| Career | 153 | 35.0 | 29.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .474 | — | .544 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 485 | 27.9 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 368–117 |
| Away | 447 | 26.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 227–220 |
| In wins | 595 | 28.6 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 595–0 |
| In losses | 337 | 24.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0–337 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 100 | 26.7 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 61–39 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 85 | 25.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 35–50 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 34 | 27.5 | 3.5 | 7.8 | 21–13 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 23.9 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 10–5 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 99 | 28.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 71–28 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 103 | 28.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 61–42 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 35 | 27.8 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 26–9 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 23 | 21.5 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 13–10 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 87 | 28.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 59–28 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 60 | 27.9 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 31–29 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 31 | 24.9 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 21–10 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 20.2 | 4.1 | 10.7 | 19–2 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 8 | 22.2 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 8–0 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Jerry West play for?
Jerry West plays PG for the Los Angeles Lakers.
What are Jerry West's career stats?
Jerry West has averaged 27.0 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 6.7 APG over 14 seasons (1960-61–1973-74).
How tall is Jerry West?
Jerry West is 6-3 (175 lb).
When was Jerry West drafted?
Jerry West was drafted in 1960, round 1, pick 2, by the Los Angeles Lakers.