Darius Garland vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Darius Garland 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

Darius Garland

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Darius Garland: 2019-20 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Darius Garland 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Darius Garland 5 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Darius Garland 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Darius Garland 1 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Darius Garland 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Darius Garland 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Darius Garland 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Darius Garland 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Darius Garland 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Darius Garland 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Darius Garland 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 18.4 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 2.6 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 6.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 5,660 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 801 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Darius Garland 2,052 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Darius Garland 356 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Darius Garland 33 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Darius Garland 307 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .448 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .384 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .864 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 21.7 (2022) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 3.3 (2022) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 8.6 (2022) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.3 (2022) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.1 (2023) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 1.8 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Darius Garland 103 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Darius Garland 9 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Darius Garland 25 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Darius Garland 8 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Darius Garland 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Darius Garland 5 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Darius Garland .438 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Darius Garland .387 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Darius Garland .840 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Darius Garland 20.6 (2023) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Darius Garland 1.8 (2023) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Darius Garland 5.0 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Darius Garland 1.6 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Darius Garland 0.2 (2023) 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.