Jerry West vs. Vincent Yarbrough Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vincent Yarbrough and Jerry West 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 West

vs.

Vincent Yarbrough

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Vincent Yarbrough: 2002-03 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Vincent Yarbrough 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Vincent Yarbrough 1

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Vincent Yarbrough 0

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Vincent Yarbrough 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Vincent Yarbrough 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Vincent Yarbrough 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Vincent Yarbrough 0

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

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Vincent Yarbrough 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Vincent Yarbrough 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 27.0 Vincent Yarbrough 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Vincent Yarbrough 2.7

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Vincent Yarbrough 2.2

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Vincent Yarbrough 1.0

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Vincent Yarbrough 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Vincent Yarbrough 406

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Vincent Yarbrough 162

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Vincent Yarbrough 130

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Vincent Yarbrough 57

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Vincent Yarbrough 33

Total Games Jerry West 932 Vincent Yarbrough 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Vincent Yarbrough .393

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Vincent Yarbrough .269

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Vincent Yarbrough .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Vincent Yarbrough 6.9 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Vincent Yarbrough 2.7 (2003)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Vincent Yarbrough 2.2 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Vincent Yarbrough 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Vincent Yarbrough 0.6 (2003)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Vincent Yarbrough -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Vincent Yarbrough -

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Vincent Yarbrough -

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Vincent Yarbrough -

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Vincent Yarbrough -

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Vincent Yarbrough -

Total Games Jerry West 153 Vincent Yarbrough 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Vincent Yarbrough -

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Vincent Yarbrough -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Vincent Yarbrough -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Vincent Yarbrough -

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Vincent Yarbrough -

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Vincent Yarbrough -

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Vincent Yarbrough -

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Vincent Yarbrough -

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