Jerry West
- Seasons
- 1960-61 to 1973-74
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Born
- May 28, 1938
- College
- West Virginia
- Draft
- 1960, round 1, pick 2
1Championships
12All-League teams
14All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 22.9
- True shooting
- .550
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 162.6
- WS per 48
- .213
- Box plus/minus
- 4.7
- VORP
- 1.6
- Best season, WS
- 17.1
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 2.17
- Finals appearances
- 9
League-leading seasons: 1 scoring, 0 rebounding, 1 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | LAL | 22 | 79 | 2,797 | 16.0 | .468 | .419 | – | 3.1 | 3.5 | 6.6 | .113 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 23 | 75 | 3,087 | 22.9 | .524 | .445 | – | 9.8 | 3.1 | 12.9 | .201 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 24 | 55 | 2,163 | 21.9 | .523 | .461 | – | 5.5 | 2.6 | 8.1 | .180 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 25 | 72 | 2,906 | 24.2 | .562 | .484 | – | 12.2 | 1.8 | 14.0 | .232 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 26 | 74 | 3,066 | 25.0 | .572 | .497 | – | 14.8 | 1.9 | 16.7 | .261 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 27 | 79 | 3,218 | 24.6 | .573 | .473 | – | 14.4 | 2.7 | 17.1 | .256 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 28 | 66 | 2,670 | 22.7 | .559 | .464 | – | 9.4 | 2.3 | 11.7 | .210 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 29 | 51 | 1,919 | 23.2 | .590 | .514 | – | 8.0 | 1.6 | 9.6 | .241 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 30 | 61 | 2,394 | 22.3 | .557 | .471 | – | 8.6 | 2.1 | 10.8 | .216 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | LAL | 31 | 74 | 3,106 | 24.6 | .572 | .497 | – | 11.5 | 3.7 | 15.2 | .234 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 | LAL | 32 | 69 | 2,845 | 23.5 | .571 | .494 | – | 10.2 | 2.5 | 12.8 | .215 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | LAL | 33 | 77 | 2,973 | 23.1 | .546 | .477 | – | 8.4 | 4.9 | 13.3 | .216 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | LAL | 34 | 69 | 2,460 | 23.2 | .533 | .479 | – | 6.7 | 3.8 | 10.6 | .206 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | LAL | 35 | 31 | 967 | 22.4 | .519 | .447 | – | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 | .159 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 1.6 | – | 95 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.