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Jerry Alan West [b] (May 28, 1938 – June 12, 2024) was an American basketball player and executive. He played professionally for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
NBA assist leaders. Jerry West – 1972; Magic Johnson – 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987; ... statistics/records are accurate as at the end of the 2016–17 season.
Jerry West won the scoring title in 1970, averaging 31.2 points per game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won scoring titles in 1971 and 1972. Allen Iverson won scoring titles in 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2005. Kobe Bryant won scoring titles in 2006 and 2007. LeBron James won the scoring title in 2008 en route to becoming the NBA's all-time scoring leader in 2023.
But he led the league in scoring in 1969-70, then assists in 1972, when those Lakers broke the single-season record for consecutive wins (33) and wins in a season (69).
West averaged 27 points, 6.7 points and 5.8 rebounds for his career. "Jerry West was a basketball genius and a defining figure in our league for more than 60 years," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said.
Jun. 12—MORGANTOWN — West Virginia legend and NBA all-time great Jerry West died Wednesday at the age of 86. He had been working as an advisor in the front office of the Los Angeles Clippers ...
Jerry West, one of the greatest players in NBA history and a Los Angeles Lakers legend, has died at the age of 86, the Los Angeles Clippers announced. West is widely regarded as one of the ...
455 by Jerry West; Most free throws attempted; 551 by Jerry West (82.58%) Highest free throw percentage (min. 100 attempts) 93.1% by Dirk Nowitzki (94/101) Most 40 point games; 10 by Jerry West; Most 30 point games; 31 by Jerry West; Most 20 point games; 49 by Jerry West; Most consecutive 40 point games; 4 by Michael Jordan (June 11–18, 1993)