Bayard Forrest vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Bayard Forrest 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Bayard Forrest: 1977-78 to 1978-79
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bayard Forrest 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Bayard Forrest 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Bayard Forrest 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Bayard Forrest 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Bayard Forrest 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Bayard Forrest 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bayard Forrest 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Bayard Forrest 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bayard Forrest 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Bayard Forrest 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Bayard Forrest 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.1 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bayard Forrest 569 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Bayard Forrest 565 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Bayard Forrest 296 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Bayard Forrest 52 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Bayard Forrest 71 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Bayard Forrest 139 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bayard Forrest .449 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Bayard Forrest - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bayard Forrest .509 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1978) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 4.2 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.2 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.4 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.5 (1978) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 1.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 1.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.7 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bayard Forrest 24 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Bayard Forrest 29 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Bayard Forrest 11 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Bayard Forrest 4 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Bayard Forrest 2 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Bayard Forrest 15 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bayard Forrest .579 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Bayard Forrest - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bayard Forrest .200 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.0 (1978) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Bayard Forrest 2.1 (1979) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.8 (1979) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.3 (1979) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bayard Forrest 0.1 (1979) 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.