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Jerry West

“Mr.Clutch, Zeke”

Career (regular season)

GP
932
PTS
27.0
REB
5.8
AST
6.7

Personal details

Position
Guard
Height and weight
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) · 79 kg (174 lb)
Country
United States
School / club
West Virginia
Draft
1960: round 1, pick 2
NBA career
1960-1973 · 14 seasons

Stats

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Regular season

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1960-61 LAL 79 1,389 611 333 2,797 — — — 41.9 — 66.6
1961-62 LAL 75 2,310 591 402 3,087 — — — 44.5 — 76.9
1962-63 LAL 55 1,489 384 307 2,163 — — — 46.1 — 77.8
1963-64 LAL 72 2,064 443 403 2,906 — — — 48.4 — 83.2
1964-65 LAL 74 2,292 447 364 3,066 — — — 49.7 — 82.1
1965-66 LAL 79 2,476 562 480 3,218 — — — 47.3 — 86.0
1966-67 LAL 66 1,892 392 447 2,670 — — — 46.4 — 87.8
1967-68 LAL 51 1,343 294 310 1,919 — — — 51.4 — 81.1
1968-69 LAL 61 1,580 262 423 2,394 — — — 47.1 — 82.1
1969-70 LAL 74 2,309 338 554 3,106 — — — 49.7 — 82.4
1970-71 LAL 69 1,859 320 655 2,845 — — — 49.4 — 83.2
1971-72 LAL 77 1,985 327 747 2,973 — — — 47.7 — 81.4
1972-73 LAL 69 1,575 289 607 2,460 — — — 47.9 — 80.5
1973-74 LAL 31 629 116 206 967 81 23 — 44.7 — 83.3
Career 932 25,192 5,376 6,238 36,571 81 23 — 47.4 — 81.4

Playoffs

Season Team GP PTS REB AST MIN STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1960-61 LAL 12 275 104 63 461 — — — 49.0 — 72.6
1961-62 LAL 13 409 88 57 557 — — — 46.5 — 80.7
1962-63 LAL 13 362 106 61 538 — — — 50.3 — 74.0
1963-64 LAL 5 156 36 17 206 — — — 49.6 — 79.2
1964-65 LAL 11 447 63 58 470 — — — 44.2 — 89.0
1965-66 LAL 14 479 88 79 619 — — — 51.8 — 87.2
1966-67 LAL 1 0 1 0 1 — — — — — —
1967-68 LAL 15 462 81 82 622 — — — 52.7 — 78.1
1968-69 LAL 18 556 71 135 757 — — — 46.3 — 80.4
1969-70 LAL 18 562 66 151 830 — — — 46.9 — 80.2
1971-72 LAL 15 344 73 134 608 — — — 37.6 — 83.0
1972-73 LAL 17 401 76 132 638 — — — 44.9 — 78.0
1973-74 LAL 1 4 2 1 14 0 0 — 22.2 — —
Career 153 4,457 855 970 6,321 0 0 — 46.9 — 80.5

Awards and titles

  • Hall of Fame: 1980 (as a player)
  • NBA champion: 1971-72
  • Finals MVP: 1968-69
  • All-NBA First Team (10): 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73
  • All-NBA Second Team (2): 1967-68, 1968-69
  • All-Defensive First Team (4): 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73
  • All-Defensive Second Team: 1968-69
  • 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996): 1996-97
  • Scoring leader: 1969-70
  • Assists leader: 1971-72
  • All-Star (13): 1961, 1962 (starter), 1963 (starter), 1964 (starter), 1965 (starter), 1966 (starter), 1967 (starter), 1968 (starter), 1969, 1970 (starter), 1971 (starter), 1972 (starter), 1973 (starter)

Medals

  • Gold · 1960 Olympic Games (United States)

Retired number

  • Los Angeles Lakers: No. 44 (1960-1974 with the team)
    Coach from 1976 to 1979. And General Manager from 1981 to 2002

Draft

Transactions

Original text in Spanish.

  1. · Coaching staff

    Golden State incorpora a Jerry West como miembro de la Junta Directiva.

  2. · Coaching staff

    Los Clippers contratan a Jerry West como asesor especial por los próximos dos años.

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