Barry Nelson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Barry Nelson 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

Barry Nelson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Barry Nelson: 1971-72 to 1971-72
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Barry Nelson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Barry Nelson 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Barry Nelson 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Barry Nelson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Barry Nelson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Barry Nelson 0 Jerry West 10

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Barry Nelson 0 Jerry West 4 *

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

Scoring Leader Barry Nelson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Barry Nelson 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 1.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.7 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Barry Nelson 35 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Barry Nelson 20 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Barry Nelson 7 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Barry Nelson - n/a ** Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Barry Nelson - n/a ** Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Barry Nelson 28 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barry Nelson .417 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Barry Nelson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Barry Nelson .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 1.3 (1972) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.7 (1972) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.3 (1972) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - n/a ** Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Barry Nelson 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Barry Nelson 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Barry Nelson 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Barry Nelson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Barry Nelson - n/a ** Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Barry Nelson 2 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Barry Nelson - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Barry Nelson - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Barry Nelson - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Barry Nelson 0.0 (1972) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Barry Nelson 0.5 (1972) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

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

Blocks Per Game Barry Nelson - 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.