Harvey Catchings vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Harvey Catchings 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

Harvey Catchings

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Harvey Catchings: 1974-75 to 1984-85
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Harvey Catchings 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Harvey Catchings 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Harvey Catchings 9 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Harvey Catchings 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Harvey Catchings 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Harvey Catchings 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Harvey Catchings 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Harvey Catchings 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Harvey Catchings 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Harvey Catchings 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Harvey Catchings 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 3.2 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 5.0 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.8 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.7 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Catchings 2,335 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Harvey Catchings 3,639 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Harvey Catchings 608 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Harvey Catchings 261 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Harvey Catchings 1,226 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Harvey Catchings 725 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Catchings .435 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Harvey Catchings .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Catchings .647 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 4.6 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 6.9 (1976) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.3 (1981) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.5 (1982) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.4 (1981) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 1.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.4 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.1 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.9 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Harvey Catchings 74 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Harvey Catchings 154 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Harvey Catchings 23 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Harvey Catchings 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Harvey Catchings 49 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Harvey Catchings 53 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Harvey Catchings .397 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Harvey Catchings - * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Harvey Catchings .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Harvey Catchings 5.7 (1976) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Harvey Catchings 9.3 (1976) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Harvey Catchings 2.0 (1976) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Harvey Catchings 0.2 (1983) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Harvey Catchings 3.0 (1976) 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.