Jim Eakins vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jim Eakins 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

Jim Eakins

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Eakins: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Eakins 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jim Eakins 2 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jim Eakins 1 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jim Eakins 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jim Eakins 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jim Eakins 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Eakins 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Eakins 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Eakins 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jim Eakins 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jim Eakins 0 Jerry West 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 5.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 3.8 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 1.3 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Eakins 628 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jim Eakins 436 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jim Eakins 148 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jim Eakins 36 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jim Eakins 66 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jim Eakins 115 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Eakins .462 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jim Eakins - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Eakins .844 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 6.0 (1977) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 4.4 (1977) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 1.5 (1977) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.4 (1977) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.6 (1977) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 0.7 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Eakins 2 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jim Eakins 1 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jim Eakins 1 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jim Eakins 1 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jim Eakins 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jim Eakins 3 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Eakins .200 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jim Eakins - n/a ** Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jim Eakins - Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 0.7 (1978) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.0 (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, this player has no data for the stat.