Derek Harper vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Derek Harper 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

Derek Harper

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Derek Harper: 1983-84 to 1998-99
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Derek Harper 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Derek Harper 16 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Derek Harper 10 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Derek Harper 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Derek Harper 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Derek Harper 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Derek Harper 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Derek Harper 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Derek Harper 2 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Derek Harper 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Derek Harper 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derek Harper 13.3 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Derek Harper 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Derek Harper 5.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Derek Harper 1.6 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Derek Harper 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derek Harper 16,006 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Derek Harper 2,884 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Derek Harper 6,577 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Derek Harper 1,957 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Derek Harper 304 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Derek Harper 1,199 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derek Harper .463 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Derek Harper .354 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derek Harper .745 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derek Harper 19.7 (1991) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Derek Harper 3.0 (1991) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Derek Harper 7.9 (1987) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Derek Harper 2.3 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Derek Harper 0.5 (1989) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Derek Harper 11.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Derek Harper 2.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Derek Harper 5.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Derek Harper 1.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Derek Harper 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Derek Harper 1,094 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Derek Harper 233 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Derek Harper 513 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Derek Harper 148 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Derek Harper 11 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Derek Harper 97 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Derek Harper .449 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Derek Harper .365 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Derek Harper .712 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Derek Harper 19.3 (1990) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Derek Harper 3.5 (1995) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Derek Harper 7.7 (1990) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Derek Harper 2.3 (1986) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Derek Harper 0.3 (1988) 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.