Jerry Harkness vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jerry Harkness that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jerry Harkness

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Harkness: 1963-64 to 1963-64
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Harkness 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jerry Harkness 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jerry Harkness 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jerry Harkness 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry Harkness 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jerry Harkness 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Harkness 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry Harkness 0 * Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Harkness 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jerry Harkness 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jerry Harkness 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Harkness 5.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Harkness 1.2 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jerry Harkness 1.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Harkness 29 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jerry Harkness 6 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jerry Harkness 6 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jerry Harkness 5 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Harkness .433 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Harkness .375 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Harkness 5.8 (1964) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Harkness 1.2 (1964) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jerry Harkness 1.2 (1964) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Harkness - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Harkness - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jerry Harkness - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Harkness - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jerry Harkness - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jerry Harkness - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jerry Harkness 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Harkness - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Harkness - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Harkness - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Harkness - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jerry Harkness - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jerry Harkness - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.