Jim Barnett vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jim Barnett 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

Jim Barnett

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Barnett: 1966-67 to 1976-77
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Barnett 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Barnett 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Barnett 5 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Barnett 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Barnett 0 * Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Barnett 0 Jerry West 10

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Barnett 0 * Jerry West 4 *

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

Scoring Leader Jim Barnett 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Barnett 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Barnett 11.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnett 3.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Barnett 3.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Barnett 0.6 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnett 0.1 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Barnett 8,536 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Barnett 2,259 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Barnett 2,232 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Barnett 131 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Barnett 30 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Barnett 732 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Barnett .435 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Barnett - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Barnett .797 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Barnett 18.5 (1971) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnett 4.8 (1971) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Barnett 4.2 (1969) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Barnett 0.7 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnett 0.2 (1975) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Barnett 10.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnett 2.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Barnett 2.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Barnett 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnett 0.3 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Barnett 321 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Barnett 74 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Barnett 78 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Barnett 1 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Barnett 1 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Barnett 30 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Barnett .419 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jim Barnett - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Barnett .807 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Barnett 21.6 (1972) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Barnett 4.0 (1972) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Barnett 5.2 (1972) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Barnett 0.3 (1975) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Barnett 0.3 (1975) * 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. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.