Ed Horton vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Ed Horton 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

Ed Horton

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ed Horton: 1989-90 to 1989-90
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ed Horton 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Ed Horton 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Ed Horton 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Ed Horton 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Ed Horton 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Ed Horton 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ed Horton 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Ed Horton 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ed Horton 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Ed Horton 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Ed Horton 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Horton 4.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Ed Horton 2.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Ed Horton 0.4 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Ed Horton 0.2 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Ed Horton 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Horton 202 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Ed Horton 108 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Ed Horton 19 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Ed Horton 9 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Ed Horton 5 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Ed Horton 45 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Horton .494 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Ed Horton .000 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ed Horton .609 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Horton 4.5 (1990) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Horton 2.4 (1990) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Ed Horton 0.4 (1990) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ed Horton 0.2 (1990) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ed Horton 0.1 (1990) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ed Horton - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Ed Horton - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Ed Horton - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Ed Horton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Ed Horton - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Ed Horton - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Ed Horton - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Ed Horton - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Ed Horton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Ed Horton - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Ed Horton 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ed Horton - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Ed Horton - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ed Horton - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ed Horton - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Ed Horton - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Ed Horton - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Ed Horton - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Ed Horton - 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.