NBA titles
1
Finals MVP
1
All-Star selections
14
Career points
25,192
Points per game
27
Finals appearances
9
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.6 | |
| 1961 | 30.8 | |
| 1962 | 27.1 | |
| 1963 | 28.7 | |
| 1964 | 25.4 | |
| 1965 | 31 | |
| 1966 | 31.3 | |
| 1967 | 28.7 | |
| 1968 | 26.3 | |
| 1969 | 25.9 | |
| 1970 | 31.2 | |
| 1971 | 26.9 | |
| 1972 | 25.8 | |
| 1973 | 20.3 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jerry West ranks #38 in Basketball
Jerry West ranks #38 in Basketball and #267 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.2/100.
The verified career covers 1960–1974 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 1, Finals MVP 1, All-Star selections 14, Career points 25192.
Nearest context: ahead Hakeem Olajuwon (88.3); behind John Stockton (88.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Jerry West GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top West comparisons
Jerry West — frequently asked
- Is Jerry West the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Jerry West ranks #38 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 88.2/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Jerry West's GOAT Score?
- 88.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Jerry West rank all time?
- #267 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #38 in Basketball.
- Jerry West vs Hakeem Olajuwon: who ranks higher?
- Hakeem Olajuwon ranks higher at 88.3 versus Jerry West at 88.2, a margin of 0.1 points.