Gar Heard vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gar Heard 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

Gar Heard

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gar Heard: 1970-71 to 1980-81
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gar Heard 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gar Heard 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gar Heard 7 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gar Heard 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gar Heard 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gar Heard 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gar Heard 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gar Heard 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gar Heard 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gar Heard 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 8.7 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 7.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.3 * Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 6,828 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 5,876 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gar Heard 1,220 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gar Heard 784 * Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gar Heard 780 * Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gar Heard 787 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .414 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .654 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 15.3 (1974) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 11.7 (1974) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1975) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 (1974) * Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.8 (1974) * Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gar Heard 10.2 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 9.1 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 1.6 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 1.4 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 1.7 * Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gar Heard 602 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gar Heard 537 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gar Heard 96 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gar Heard 80 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gar Heard 98 * Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gar Heard 59 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gar Heard .419 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gar Heard - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gar Heard .651 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gar Heard 16.8 (1974) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gar Heard 14.7 (1974) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gar Heard 2.6 (1975) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gar Heard 2.1 (1976) * Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gar Heard 2.0 (1978) * 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. 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.