Tom Barker vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Tom Barker 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

Tom Barker

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Barker: 1976-77 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Barker 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Tom Barker 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Tom Barker 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Tom Barker 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Tom Barker 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Tom Barker 0 Jerry West 10

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Barker 0 Jerry West 4 *

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

Scoring Leader Tom Barker 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Tom Barker 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Barker 6.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Tom Barker 5.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Tom Barker 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Tom Barker 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Barker 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Barker 639 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Tom Barker 520 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Tom Barker 75 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Tom Barker 43 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Tom Barker 52 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Tom Barker 98 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Barker .422 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Tom Barker - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Barker .692 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Barker 8.1 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Barker 6.8 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Tom Barker 1.0 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Barker 0.6 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Barker 0.7 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Barker - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Tom Barker - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Tom Barker - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Tom Barker - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Tom Barker - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Barker - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Tom Barker - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Tom Barker - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Tom Barker - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Tom Barker - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Tom Barker 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Barker - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Tom Barker - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tom Barker - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Barker - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Barker - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Tom Barker - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tom Barker - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Tom Barker - 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.