Erick Barkley vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Erick Barkley 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
Erick Barkley: 2000-01 to 2001-02
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Erick Barkley 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Erick Barkley 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Erick Barkley 0 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Erick Barkley 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Erick Barkley 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Erick Barkley 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Erick Barkley 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Erick Barkley 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Erick Barkley 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Erick Barkley 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Erick Barkley 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Erick Barkley 2.9 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Erick Barkley 0.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Erick Barkley 1.5 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Erick Barkley 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Erick Barkley 0.0 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Erick Barkley 77 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Erick Barkley 21 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Erick Barkley 40 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Erick Barkley 19 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Erick Barkley 1 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Erick Barkley 27 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Erick Barkley .356 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Erick Barkley .267 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Erick Barkley .900 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Erick Barkley 3.1 (2002) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Erick Barkley 0.9 (2002) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Erick Barkley 1.8 (2002) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Erick Barkley 0.9 (2002) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Erick Barkley 0.1 (2002) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Erick Barkley - Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Erick Barkley - Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Erick Barkley - Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Erick Barkley - Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Erick Barkley - Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Erick Barkley - Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Erick Barkley - Jerry West 855

Total Assists Erick Barkley - Jerry West 970

Total Steals Erick Barkley - Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Erick Barkley - Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Erick Barkley 0 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Erick Barkley - Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Erick Barkley - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Erick Barkley - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Erick Barkley - Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Erick Barkley - Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Erick Barkley - Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Erick Barkley - Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Erick Barkley - 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.