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Jerry WestvsSam Cassell

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

PG · VAL group G

Jerry West

1961–1974 · 14 seasons

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PG · VAL group G

Sam Cassell

1994–2008 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Jerry West and Sam Cassell: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jerry West	Stat	Sam Cassell
14	Seasons	15
182.2	Career VAL	126.9
19.2 (1965)	Peak-season VAL	17.7 (2004)
Inducted 1980	Hall of Fame	—
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Jerry West and Sam Cassell have
Jerry West	Stat	Sam Cassell
Career
932	Games	992

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Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, Points / game, Rebounds / game, Assists / game, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Sam Cassell's career line covers 2002–2008 only (the table behind it does not cover 8 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Jerry West	Sam Cassell
22	5.7	—
23	12.6	—
24	9.2	1.9
25	16.9	5.4
26	19.2	4.2
27	18	5.5
28	13.6	12.4
29	11.2	—
30	10.7	16.7
31	15.7	15.2
32	16.1	11.1
33	16.1	10.7
34	12.6	17.7
35	4.6	6
36	—	12.3
37	—	4.5
38	—	3.3