Gary Payton vs Jerry West
Jerry West leads 4 of 6 career categories against Gary Payton, including scoring (27.0 PPG) and rebounding (4.9 RPG). The two never shared an NBA floor — Jerry West's last season was 1973-74, and Gary Payton debuted in 1990-91.
The case for Gary Payton: playmaking (6.7 APG), longevity (1335 games played).
The case for Jerry West: scoring (27.0 PPG), rebounding (4.9 RPG), shooting efficiency (55.4% TS%), and 1 more.
PPG
16.327.0
RPG
3.94.9
APG
6.75.6
TS%
52.8%55.4%
games played
1335932
MVPs / All-Star nods
1 DPOY · 9 All-NBA · 9 AS1 FMVP · 12 All-NBA · 14 AS
Per Game
| Gary Payton | Jerry West | |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1335 | 932 |
| MIN | 35.3 | 21.6 |
| PTS | 16.3 | 27.0 |
| REB | 3.9 | 4.9 |
| AST | 6.7 | 5.6 |
| STL | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| BLK | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| FG% | 46.6 | 47.8 |
| 3P% | 31.7 | — |
| FT% | 72.9 | 81.3 |
Advanced
| Gary Payton | Jerry West | |
|---|---|---|
| PER | 18.9 | — |
| TS% | 52.8 | 55.4 |
| USG% | 22.5 | — |
| WS | 144.0 | — |
| WS/48 | 0.147 | — |
| BPM | 3.4 | — |
| VORP | 65.0 | — |
Accolades
| Gary Payton | Jerry West | |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive POY | 1 | — |
| All-NBA | 9 | 12 |
| All-Star | 9 | 14 |
| All-Defensive | 9 | 5 |
| All-Rookie | 1 | — |
| Finals MVP | — | 1 |
| All-Star MVP | — | 1 |
Career percentiles
Scoring8196
Efficiency5671
Playmaking9595
Rebounding6066
Defense823
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