Elijah Harkless vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Elijah Harkless 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
Elijah Harkless: 2024-25 to 2024-25
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elijah Harkless 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Elijah Harkless 1 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Elijah Harkless 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Elijah Harkless 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Elijah Harkless 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Elijah Harkless 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Harkless 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Elijah Harkless 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elijah Harkless 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Elijah Harkless 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Elijah Harkless 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless 2.1 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless 1.0 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Harkless 32 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Elijah Harkless 21 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Elijah Harkless 8 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Elijah Harkless 10 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Elijah Harkless 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Elijah Harkless 10 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Harkless .314 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Elijah Harkless .280 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Harkless .500 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless 3.2 (2025) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless 2.1 (2025) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.8 (2025) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless 1.0 (2025) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless 0.1 (2025) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Elijah Harkless 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elijah Harkless - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Elijah Harkless - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Elijah Harkless - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Elijah Harkless - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Elijah Harkless - 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.