Gary Forbes vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Gary Forbes 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

Gary Forbes

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Forbes: 2010-11 to 2011-12
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Forbes 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Gary Forbes 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Gary Forbes 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Gary Forbes 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Gary Forbes 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Gary Forbes 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Forbes 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Forbes 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Forbes 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Gary Forbes 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Gary Forbes 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 5.8 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.9 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 645 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 218 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Gary Forbes 103 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Gary Forbes 47 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 10 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Gary Forbes 111 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .434 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes .340 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes .702 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 6.6 (2012) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 2.1 (2012) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 1.1 (2012) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.5 (2012) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.1 (2011) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Forbes 0 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Gary Forbes 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Gary Forbes 0 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Gary Forbes 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Gary Forbes 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Gary Forbes 1 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Forbes .000 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Gary Forbes - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Forbes - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Forbes 1.0 (2011) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Gary Forbes 0.0 (2011) 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.