Jerry West Career Stats and Performance Summary

Jerry West debuted in the NBA in 1960, appearing in 932 games over 14 seasons. He scored 25,192 points, delivered 6,238 assists, and grabbed 5,366 rebounds, ranking 25th in scoring and 35th in assists in NBA history.

Jerry West Year-by-Year Performance Trends

This chart visualizes Jerry West’s seasonal trends in scoring, assists, rebounds, FG%, and more.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Jerry West
    NameJerry West
    Date of BirthMay 28, 1938
    Nationality
    United States
    PositionPoint Guard and Shooting Guard
    Height190cm
    Weight79kg
    Shooting HandRight-handed
    NBA Debut1960

    📊 Career Stats Summary

    Games Played (G)932 games (Ranked 220 in NBA history)
    Points (PTS)25,192 points (Ranked 25)
    Assists (AST)6,238 (Ranked 35)
    Rebounds (TRB)5,366 (Ranked 242)
    Offensive Rebounds (ORB)30 (Ranked 2584)
    Defensive Rebounds (DRB)86 (Ranked 2485)
    Blocks (BLK)23 (Ranked 2093)
    Steals (STL)81 (Ranked 1873)
    Personal Fouls (PF)2,435 (Ranked 230)
    Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl)16 (Ranked 39)
    Field Goal % (FG%)47.4% (Ranked 1018)
    Free Throw % (FT%)81.4% (Ranked 750)
    Average Minutes (MP)39.2 minutes (Ranked 6)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1974)

    Games Played (G)31
    Points (PTS)629
    Assists (AST)206
    Rebounds (TRB)116
    Offensive Rebounds (ORB)30
    Defensive Rebounds (DRB)86
    Blocks (BLK)23
    Steals (STL)81
    Personal Fouls (PF)80
    Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl)1
    Field Goal % (FG%)44.7%
    Free Throw % (FT%)83.3%
    Average Minutes (MP)967

    📈 Season Highlights

    • Most Points in a Season: 1966, 2,476 points
    • Most Assists in a Season: 1972, 747
    • Most Rebounds in a Season: 1961, 611
    • Most Blocks in a Season: 1974, 23
    • Most Steals in a Season: 1974, 81
    • Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1962, 4
    • Best FG% in a Season: 1968, 51.4%
    • Best FT% in a Season: 1967, 87.8%
    • Most Avg. Minutes: 1966, 3,218 minutes

    🏆 Playoff Records

    Jerry West appeared in 153 playoff games.

    Points (PTS)4,457
    Assists (AST)970
    Rebounds (TRB)855
    Defensive Rebounds (DRB)2
    Personal Fouls (PF)451
    Field Goal % (FG%)46.9%
    Free Throw % (FT%)80.5%
    Average Minutes (MP)6,321

    Jerry West Career Key Statistics Summary

    seasonGMPPTSFGFG%FGA3P3P%3PA2P2P%2PAeFG%FTFT%FTATRBORBDRBASTSTLBLKTrpDblGSTOVPF
    1961
    79
    2797
    1389
    529
    0.419
    1264
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    331
    0.666
    497
    611
    0
    0
    333
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    213
    1962
    75
    3087
    2310
    799
    0.445
    1795
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    712
    0.769
    926
    591
    0
    0
    402
    0
    0
    4
    0
    0
    173
    1963
    55
    2163
    1489
    559
    0.461
    1213
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    371
    0.778
    477
    384
    0
    0
    307
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    150
    1964
    72
    2906
    2064
    740
    0.484
    1529
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    584
    0.832
    702
    433
    0
    0
    403
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    200
    1965
    74
    3066
    2292
    822
    0.497
    1655
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    648
    0.821
    789
    447
    0
    0
    364
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    221
    1966
    79
    3218
    2476
    818
    0.473
    1731
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    840
    0.86
    977
    562
    0
    0
    480
    0
    0
    3
    0
    0
    243
    1967
    66
    2670
    1892
    645
    0.464
    1389
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    602
    0.878
    686
    392
    0
    0
    447
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    160
    1968
    51
    1919
    1343
    476
    0.514
    926
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    391
    0.811
    482
    294
    0
    0
    310
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    152
    1969
    61
    2394
    1580
    545
    0.471
    1156
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    490
    0.821
    597
    262
    0
    0
    423
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    156
    1970
    74
    3106
    2309
    831
    0.497
    1673
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    647
    0.824
    785
    338
    0
    0
    554
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    160
    1971
    69
    2845
    1859
    667
    0.494
    1351
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    525
    0.832
    631
    320
    0
    0
    655
    0
    0
    1
    0
    0
    180
    1972
    77
    2973
    1985
    735
    0.477
    1540
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    515
    0.814
    633
    327
    0
    0
    747
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    209
    1973
    69
    2460
    1575
    618
    0.479
    1291
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    339
    0.805
    421
    289
    0
    0
    607
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    138
    1974
    31
    967
    629
    232
    0.447
    519
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    165
    0.833
    198
    116
    30
    86
    206
    81
    23
    1
    0
    0
    80