Matt Barnes vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Matt Barnes 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

Matt Barnes

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Matt Barnes: 2003-04 to 2016-17
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Matt Barnes 1 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Matt Barnes 14 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Matt Barnes 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Matt Barnes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Matt Barnes 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Matt Barnes 0 Jerry West 10

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Matt Barnes 0 Jerry West 4 *

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

Scoring Leader Matt Barnes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Matt Barnes 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 8.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 7,589 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 4,281 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Matt Barnes 1,691 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Matt Barnes 714 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 444 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Matt Barnes 929 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .436 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .335 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .745 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 10.3 (2013) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 5.5 (2016) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2009) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.0 (2016) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.8 (2013) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 6.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 4.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 1.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Matt Barnes 638 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Matt Barnes 390 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Matt Barnes 132 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Matt Barnes 85 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Matt Barnes 30 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Matt Barnes 95 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Matt Barnes .399 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Matt Barnes .297 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Matt Barnes .752 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Matt Barnes 11.8 (2013) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Matt Barnes 7.3 (2016) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Matt Barnes 2.8 (2016) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Matt Barnes 1.5 (2007) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Matt Barnes 0.7 (2015) 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.